Name That Obscure Hog

by Arkansas Expats on Jul 11, 2008 11:30 AM CDT in Name That Obscure Hog

Welcome to the inaugural edition of what will be a periodic feature here at Razorback Expats. "Name That Obscure Hog" is a straightforward game: We post a photo of a Razorback that most fans have surely long forgotten about and ask our readers to name him. The first person to do so will receive nothing in return other than our undying respect ... as well as our concern that he or she - like us - may need to get out more.

We will say only the following things about today's Obscure Hog: 1) he was a basketball player and 2) his media-guide entry contains one of the funniest lines we've come across in such a publication: "Endurance and being prone to illness are his greatest drawbacks." Poor guy.

Here's the photo. Let the guessing begin:

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… Certainly not Pat Bradley.

I’m clueless, though the face is certainly familiar.

by Ron Carter on Jul 11, 2008 12:57 PM CDT reply actions

The Bandit?

by CJLR on Jul 11, 2008 1:37 PM CDT reply actions

Doesn’t look like Davor Rimac even though we all know his fondness for the cowboy look. This guy doesn’t have as much hair grease as Davor.

by hog fan in memphis on Jul 11, 2008 4:26 PM CDT reply actions

Is that Mr. Steve Schall?

by Bob Barker on Jul 11, 2008 8:57 PM CDT reply actions

Is it Mike Young?

by Mike O'Dell on Jul 11, 2008 10:48 PM CDT reply actions

I’m thinking that is one Mr. Brad Friess, originally from Austin, Texas. And I am really getting concerned about the dudeliness thing.

by J. Hawg 3 on Jul 12, 2008 10:42 AM CDT reply actions

Some good guesses, but no right answer so far.

by Stephen on Jul 12, 2008 2:23 PM CDT reply actions

I don’t have a clue…good to know I’ve got a life! ;^)

by Hawgfan100 on Jul 13, 2008 10:51 AM CDT reply actions

Craig Olsen?

by DrMongoose on Jul 13, 2008 3:14 PM CDT reply actions

Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner, and DrMongoose is it (although the 1981-82 media guides spells the last name as “Olson”). That guide provides most of what I know about the man (as well as the photo above): He was a 6’8" forward from Denver; and he received a medical hardship for the 1980-81 season (his true freshman season) after scoring a total of eight points in two games.

More recent media guides don’t have him listed as a letterman, so it sounds like he probably didn’t make it through the 1981-82 season.