For those who do not follow football, or the top national news, you may not recognize the name "Thomas Herrion." The late Mr. Herrion was a professional football player for the San Francisco 49ers football team. He died Saturday night after an exhibition football game.
Mr. Herrion was 6'3" tall and 334 pounds. That's not a typo, that really is three hundred and thirty four pounds - that's 1.9 meters and 151.5 kilograms for any non-American standard readers out there. That's a BMI of 41.9. According to the all-knowing government, that qualifies as "Extremely Obese." As a note, 334 pounds is way off the chart for even calculating BMI.
I understand close friends wanting to know why. However, I'm afraid this is going to turn into another Steve Belcher circus -- where someone wants to blame someone else so they can get some quick cash.
Folks, the person was three hundred and thirty four damn pounds! That's not normal! Then he played a professional football game! I'm surprised more fat people aren't dying under those conditions. How come no one ever dies of natural causes any more? I think it's because no one will take responsibility for anything and instead they just want to BLAME someone.
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I find myself in agreement with your commentary for the most part. I'd have went further and asked where should the responsibility lie for this kid's death? Does it lie with the league, or is it in society or do they get intermingled along the way? Sad and a waste, but apparently this nation doesn't much care about wasting it's youth!
Posted by: Thomas Meier at August 22, 2005 09:37 PM (9BOhK)
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I saw where ESPN was going to run a "special" that was supposed to answer the question "Are linemen too fat?" or "Why are linemen so fat?" or something like that.
They're going to lay the blame on society for wanting better players and more powerful lines for the NFL to entertain, so it's all society's fault.
And yes, it is sad -- and so many youth I see just can't imagine a better life for themselves as an overpaid athlete.
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Posted by: Ogre at August 22, 2005 10:09 PM (L0IGK)
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I heard that this whole thing was being looked into... the big lineman thing.
I calculated, hopefully correctly, that if I weighed the same as he did, pound per inch, I would be 276 pounds. I am 5'2". I don't think my damn legs could hold up 276 pounds.
Blech, just thinking about that gives me the urge to go running. Makes my heart hurt just thinking about how bad that was for his body.
Posted by: Bou at August 22, 2005 11:04 PM (5JHEt)
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And no, he wasn't "fit" by any definition -- he was obese. But someone other than he MUST be to blame.
Posted by: Ogre at August 23, 2005 06:26 AM (L0IGK)
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forget all yall talking down on my boy "Big T".yall didnt know him,he was very fit and in shape he had a very solid frame.i wish u folks would said all that stuff when he was alive in his face,i know yall cowards would have been kissing his rear.i grew up with that boy,and like heck i wish i could have gave my life for him,he was my road dawg,more than my blood brothers.so forget anyone who ever say my homies name in vain.rest in heavanly peace bro.i love u homie!!!!!!
Posted by: roderick smith at October 21, 2005 05:59 PM (Kxati)
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I never said he was a bad person, Roderick, I said he was fat. Anyone who is 334 pounds is fat. I'd be willing to bet that he'd even have admitted it. I'm sorry he's gone, I just hate that someone else is going to be blamed for his death.
Posted by: Ogre at October 21, 2005 06:23 PM (iJFc9)
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Blaming society is just another way for the entertainment industry to pass the buck on someone else while pulling in the cash. If the defense is “blame society for wanting better players and more powerful lines for the NFL to entertain” than we have come to a sad cross road. The cross road places a man's life whether he be fat, in-shape or anything else second to the money making machine. My heart goes out to the family of Thomas Herrion and any individual that get’s caught in this entertainment machine. Shame on the owners, coaches and the players who allow themselves to be played! In this great country we place money over everything else and it is a me world and I am sick over it.
Posted by: Phillip Flores at October 23, 2005 08:50 AM (XbvFB)
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And that is exactly where we have arrived, Phillip. Money is the god of America, and everything else is second.
Posted by: Ogre at October 23, 2005 10:11 AM (iJFc9)
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