New Look Ralph
Maryland’s Ralph Friedgen was battling Kansas coach Mark Mangino for the heaviest coach alive title last season. Don’t look now but the Fridge has dropped 105 lbs since the off-season courtesy of his new diet. Friedgen weighed well over 300 lbs. at one point and says he started the diet to prevent health concern complications that come along with being overweight as he gets older. The Fridge’s diet consist of eating 5 portions of packaged meals daily, along with snacks such as fruit.
The topic of overweight coaches is one that has gotten increased attention lately as coaches are the face of the football program. How can coaches really demand that their football players to look a certain way if they themselves don’t? Fridge is headed in the right direction and it will help to quell some of the chatter many in the college football world have been doing concerning his weight. Ralph won’t be posing shirtless in any of the Maryland Under Armour ads any time soon, but at least he’s shedding some pounds and watching his health. Keep up the good work Ralph.
