I was thinking about this, and I think weakness here is that the comparison is to 1950. The big running backs tended to come into the league in...
I am not any viewpoint is wrong here as I'm just interesting in getting some different thoughts on this issue. It is a very complex question....
"I've never heard of yards per carry being used as a measure of speed" It seems it would be a measure of speed and power (and elusiveness, which...
This post presupposes that the best athletes play in the NBA. It is certainly lucrative, but I would think soccer is also lucrative as the...
"I think that the size difference of NFL running backs, though, nontrivial, probably pales in comparison to the advances in speed, skills, and...
Fair enough and a good post. But, let's look at the NFL rushing champions of the 1950's and from 2010-2017 1950-----Marion Motley (6' 1" 232)...
I think track and field will show the most positive evolution in technique because it is measured against absolute standards. It is clear you...
"whether the ideal body type for boxing is closer to 'decathlon-sized' (like decathlon) or 'bigger-then-the-other-guy-sized'" I think both are...
After sleeping on it, my bottom line on the decathlon is, assuming it is correct that of all the track and field events, it is the best measure of...
This will probably mean much only to Americans, but how do running backs in gridiron football compare? This is a position which requires...
"is size the only thing that has stayed the same" Size certainly has stayed the same in this event. The current record holder is Mayer at 6' 1"...
I also find comparing boxers to sprinters kind of off track, as boxing is more of a total package sport--reflexes, quickness (not running speed)...
The questions surrounding the fall of the color line and its impact are complex, muddied certainly, as you point out, by WWII, but considering...
This is an excellent post. One thing I do question-- "why the impact wasn't felt until the 1940's" I think there were African-American...
Thanks for all the info. I have no doubt that Greb would have fought Tunney again. Folks say a lot of things they take back the next day....
