Bob Brannum’s Brawn

Bob Brannum and his typically physical playing style

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Date: 1950s

Bob Brannum displayed why he received his nickname “The Tank” in this photograph! Brannum’s physical style of play led him to average over 250 personal fouls per season. He once committed 279 fouls in only 59 games, a figure bested only by the Minneapolis Lakers big man George Milkan, who committed 19 more fouls but played in nine more games.