Olivier Rioux, the 7‑foot‑9 Canadian center for Florida basketball and Guinness‑certified tallest teenage male in the world, stunned teammates and coaches alike by suiting up in helmet and pads to take snaps on special teams during a trial workout with the Florida Gators football program—hoping his jaw‑dropping wingspan could block field goals and extra points, a creative experiment that ultimately fell short due to his limited 11‑inch vertical leap, prompting even his own basketball coach, Todd Golden, to admit, “I like the idea … I give them credit for trying it,” despite the outcome being a bit disappointing
Olivier Rioux has never exactly blended into a crowd, and that much was made glaringly clear once again when the Florida Gators football program decided to experiment with one of …
Olivier Rioux, the 7‑foot‑9 Canadian center for Florida basketball and Guinness‑certified tallest teenage male in the world, stunned teammates and coaches alike by suiting up in helmet and pads to take snaps on special teams during a trial workout with the Florida Gators football program—hoping his jaw‑dropping wingspan could block field goals and extra points, a creative experiment that ultimately fell short due to his limited 11‑inch vertical leap, prompting even his own basketball coach, Todd Golden, to admit, “I like the idea … I give them credit for trying it,” despite the outcome being a bit disappointing Read More
