Late Tackle

WHO ATE ALL THE PIES?

by
The Late Tackle Magazine Team
20 April 2017

KEVIN HALLS looks at the players who carried a bit of extra timber – most notably William ‘Fatty’ Foulke…

KEVIN HALLS
HEAVYWEIGHTS

On the run: Wycombe’s Adebayo Akinfenwa, left, in action against Spurs

THERE have always been footballers throughout the decades who buck the trend of players being of an athletic build.
In other words, they look overweight and of a heavy stature, and are an easy target for wags on the terraces who love to bring attention to their size.
We had big Micky Quinn at Coventry City. You couldn’t call him slim or svelte, in fact ...

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