Bill Fralic Was A Real-Life Incredible Hulk
Most legends grow to become something beyond their actual size. That never seemed to be true of Bill Fralic, the former University of Pittsburgh and Atlanta Falcons offensive lineman, who died this morning at the age of 56. He was as big as he was often described to be, and if you’re a certain age and you grew up in Pittsburgh, that was always enough to make him seem bigger than life. Fralic’s father, Bill Sr., was a steelworker (naturally). When Fralic was 11, Bill Sr. took him to meet the coach of a powerhouse Pittsburgh youth program, to inquire about signing up. Players had to be 13 to...
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