In 1957, Banning High School in Wilmington CA(South Los Angeles) fielded a football team with a 350 lb Samoan kid as defensive center — the heaviest high school football player in the USA. He was so big that he could only bend half way over. The offensive centers he was up against weighed an average of 160 to 180 lbs.
Many times, when the ball was hiked, he just stuck his arm out and shoved the offensive linemen over, creating a hole that the linebacker shot through, sacking the opposing quarterback. I remember only one occasion in which he played offense and carried the ball; the 180 lb defenders tried to tackle him high and just bounced off. It was exciting football for Banning fans.
Needless to say, Banning had a couple of winning seasons, taking the the all-Los-Angeles crown.