Enormous Athletes Who Shattered Records with Their Astounding Size

Zdeno Chara - 6’9” 250 lbs

Hockey is already a very intense sport with a lot of physical contact, so when you have a guy who is almost 7 ft tall hurdling at you on the ice, you probably want to get out of his way! Zdeno Chara is also known for having the hardest slapshot in the NHL, clocking in at a whopping 108.8 mph. You do not want to get hit with that.

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