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Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish
When Ernie Ladd played for the Chiefs, he was my boyhood hero.
6'9' and 290 in 1966. The man was a giant. I met him at a huddle club meeting when I was 8 years old. To this day, I've never seen a man so larger than life. He retired to Pro wrestling the season the Chiefs won the SB. But he was there, on the sidelines and helped hoist Hank Stram in the air.
As I got older I learned more about his career as an athlete. Played basketball at Grambling. Was a great player.
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When I was a kid, I saw Ernie Big Cat Ladd wrestle at Memorial Hall.