The legacy of overweight athletes began with the likes of Kentucky Wildcat quarterback Jared Lorenzen. Lorenzen set the standard for fat athletes wooing fans with his cannon of a left arm and deceptively elusive quickness.
Now, we introduce to you the next in a long line of these infamous athletes St. Thomas Bobcats’ pitcher Ben Ancheff. According to the team’s website, Ancheff stands at 6’2” weighing in at about 300 pounds.
Do I believe this estimation? Absoultely not.
Ancheff is a mammoth of man, but has an electric arm capable of silencing all the nay-sayers.
Whoever says "Pitchers aren't athletes" obviously haven't seen St. Thomas' Ben Ancheff in NAIA WS. @SportsCenter pic.twitter.com/vdKHTbqMNv
— DC (@DCmusicnation) May 30, 2015
Ancheff stole internet headlines during his appearance in the team’s NAIA World Series appearance against Lewis-Clark State. Athlough his squad lost, it wasn’t before Ancheff was trending on more than one social media platform.
http://twitter.com/JeffDally/status/604476758994350081/
This guy is pitching right now…why aren't you watching #fatguyTD pic.twitter.com/0RGrEM2yYR
— GOSEface Killah (@RodMahoney) May 30, 2015
While Ancheff’s MLB future remains a mystery, one thing is for sure: he’s an absolute legend.
