I was re-reading my latest post this morning, the part about Brooks Orpik in particular, when a light-bulb turned on. As is so often the case, one thought led to another and another, providing the genesis for this article.
The subject? Who was the toughest Penguin ever?
My answer might surprise you. He wasn’t the biggest or necessarily the strongest. He sure wasn’t the best fighter. In fact most of the time he absorbed a whuppin’ when the gloves came off. Which, oddly enough, contributed to his standing as my toughest player rather than detract from it.