So, the other day, the name Oliver Miller popped into my head. Big guy, played basketball back in the day. And I got thinking, just how heavy did he actually get? You hear stories, right?
First thing I did was just a quick search. Typed “oliver miller weight” into the usual place online. Straight away, a whole mess of numbers came flooding back. It wasn’t like looking up a current player where you get one clean figure.
I started clicking around a few different sports sites, some older news articles too. Trying to piece together a timeline, you know? See how things changed over his career.
Digging into the Numbers
Okay, so here’s what I was finding:
- Early career stuff: When he first came into the league, numbers were lower. Still a big dude, obviously, but maybe closer to the listed weights you see on official rosters back then. Maybe around the 270, 280 pound mark, give or take.
- Later career: This is where the numbers started going way up. Found lots of mentions hitting the 300s. Some reports, maybe less official ones, were throwing out really high figures.
- Post-NBA: Found even less concrete stuff here. Mostly just mentions that he stayed a very large man.
The tricky part was figuring out what was real and what was just talk. Some articles seemed more gossipy, others were actual game reports or season summaries.
Sorting it Out
I spent a bit of time comparing sources. Saw one site listing him at like 315 lbs during his playing days, another mentioned him pushing close to 400 lbs at some point, though that sounded more like an estimate someone threw out there, maybe after he stopped playing professionally.
It wasn’t easy to pin down one exact peak weight during his actual NBA time that everyone agreed on. Lots of different numbers floated around. Some reports mentioned specific weigh-ins, others were just estimates based on how he looked on the court.
What I Reckon Now
So after poking around for a while, here’s my takeaway. He was definitely one of the heaviest guys to play in the NBA, no doubt about it. His weight clearly went up significantly during his career. Pinpointing an exact, verified peak number? That’s tough. The records are a bit all over the place.
You see numbers like 350 lbs, 375 lbs, even higher sometimes, especially in discussions or less formal reports from later in his career or after. His official listed weights earlier on were much lower, but reality on the scale seemed different as time went on.
It was an interesting little dive, though. Just shows how sometimes the official stats don’t tell the whole story, especially back then. You gotta just look at the different pieces of info and kinda form your own picture.
