A gentle giant at 12, is Allen next Shaq? BRYAN MULLEN, Tennessean.com Auri Allen stands 6 feet 6½, weighs 301 pounds and turned 12 on July 10. He is completely healthy according to a battery of doctors. He is often asked for autographs from Titans fans. He is often asked for autographs from Vols fans. He is, he says, just like any other kid entering the seventh grade, which he will do later this month at Montgomery Bell Academy. ''I'm nice, friendly, smart, gentle and tall,'' Auri said. ''And I like to play basketball.'' They have charted Auri's growth for years: • He was born 8 pounds, 13 ounces, and perfectly healthy. • He was 23 inches long. • He was born one month early. The doctor said he would have weighed 11 or 12 pounds if he was born on his due date. ''That wouldn't have worked for me,'' Pam said. • At age 8, he was 5-9. • At 10, he was as tall as his mom. • He has a 44-inch waist. • He measures 60 inches across the chest. • He has an 18½-inch neck. • He has only 14 percent body fat. ''This amazes all of them,'' Pam said. ''He's healthy. His bones are good, his calcium intake is good, they check his heart, arteries and lungs. They have checked everything on this child and haven't found anything wrong. All they say is that he hasn't really started growing yet.'' Gulp.
I don't remember when but there some one posted the whole article of this kid on the bbs. Hopefully, if he does play basketball, there will be no heavy expectations placed on him because of his height.
I know there was a few in the one that was posted a while back. Here's a link to that thread: http://bbs.clutchcity.net/php3/showthread.php?s=&threadid=39356&highlight=Baby+Shaq edit: hehe...you can tell how I found it...just look for the red words.
