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...they could rip a phonebook in half and then eat it for a snack. These men are Harvard’s linemen. And for them, with the simple goal of protecting the quarterback or opening holes for the running back comes another objective: being big. Real big.A typical Harvard lineman is around 6’4” and weighs in at 275 pounds, while NFL linemen tip the scales at an average of 300 pounds. How do they do that, you ask? They eat. And they eat a lot. They eat as much as they can, and sometimes even...
...which his top aide perjures himself? Some of it is his solitary roots: Cheney has never been a natural politician. He's more of a High Plains drifter who hailed from one of the least populated states in the nation, who took up the lonely job of utility lineman when he dropped out of college. Although he won a seat in Congress six times, he didn't have to work at it the way some lawmakers did. He easily rolled up huge margins in his Republican-tilted Wyoming district that literally covered the whole state. Personal charm wasn...
After coming out on The Phil Donahue Show in 1992, the former lineman nearly met the same fate as Burke. He turned to petty theft and prostitution to support his drug habit. But after getting a diagnosis of HIV, Simmons tackled drugs and was baptized, and he says he has been celibate and sober for several years...
...They're not the jobs players dream of - Mannelly tried to make the NFL as an offensive lineman, and Detmer would rather be tossing touchdown strikes than holding kicks. But long snappers and holders care deeply about their work. "I take pride in holding, absolutely," says Maynard. "I've held for some pretty good kickers, and I want people to remember it was something I was good at." He has only dropped two over a decade, so Maynard is certainly solid. But unfortunately, to be remembered, he'll have to muff one in the Super Bowl...
...When Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers gives Tomlinson the ball, he tries to run to the line at about three-quarters speed. "You can't be going full speed," Tomlinson says. "Some guys run too fast and can't stop and make a move. Or they run into their own lineman, and the linemen hate that." The stroll lulls the defense to sleep. Once Tomlinson spots a crease, those thighs power him past unsuspecting tacklers...