As a young reader in the early 1980s, I cut my teeth on Hardy Boys books from the local library. The stars of the books were Frank and Joe Hardy, and their trusty sidekick was Chet Morton. I didn’t know anyone with such an old-fogey name as “Chet,” but I didn’t know any Russells, either, and as a “husky” kid, I felt more of a kinship with the fictional fat friend than with the hunky leads.
One Chet who is decidedly not portly is Chet Holmgren, the lanky, seven-foot freshman who led Gonzaga to a 28-4 record this year.