George “Fatty” Hackett. The world’s heaviest baseball player at 450 lbs and played for the 1908 Citizen’s Baseball Team in Pennsylvania

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1. Whoever went out on the ledge to come up with this nickname, he’s a genius

2. Jays would sign him in a instant.

3. How did my picture get leaked?

4. Not a bunter

5. Still not as fat as Zion Williamson

6. I didn’t even know people got this big back then

7. The Brewers would love to have him at 1st base

8. He probably hit absolute bombs

9. Absolute unit right there

10. “I hit dingers”

11. Stole 162 bases in 1906

12. 450 is also the exact measurement of every ball he ever hit. Dead center to be exact.

13. Slap hitting singles thru the left side to beat the shift all day long

14. He later worked for circus/sideshows as “Baby Jack”, was over 640 at one time & by 1942 was down to 186 & died in 1947 under 150lbs.

15. The Mass Transit of professional baseball…

16. these are the type of posts i appreciate most from this sub

17. How did he get the name “Fatty”?

18. Makes Mo Vaughn look tiny

19. This is there guy that cracked the liberty bell

20. So you’re telling me there’s a chance…

21. George, he wasnt in it for the money like todays players. He played for hot dogs and more hot dogs.

22. Pablo Sandoval’s inspiration.

23. Well…could Fatty Hackett?

24. They let this dude play but not black people.

    1900 America.

25. Damn sounds dumb to say but 450 pounds looked a lot different back then.

26. Put your weight into it

27. He makes Babe Ruth look like BALCO-era Barry Bonds.

28. Fat athletes might be my favorite thing in baseball

29. Reminds me of the fat guy from the old Little Rascals, whose name is…. also Fatty