Baylor's Shawn Oakman: The Gigantic Man Behind the Meme
By Jason King , Senior Writer
Sep 2, 2015
WACO, Texas — Watching through a window as Baylor's Shawn Oakman approaches the restaurant door—shirtless and flanked by three
unleashed bulldogs—Shorty's Pizza Shack manager Ron Brown feels a lot like the defensive end's opponents on the football field.
Awestruck.
And also a little scared.
Tabbed by one website as the "biggest freak" in the college game, the 6'9", 275-pound Oakman sports a lime-green mohawk. Muscles bulge
from every limb, and tattoos are graffitied across his chiseled torso.
"SAVAGE," one of them reads.
Oakman slips on a white tank top and enters the pizza parlor as Duke, Daisy and 75-pound Dame follow closely behind, eventually curling up
in a corner while he eats a calzone. Oakman takes the dogs—and often his ball python, Baloo—with him everywhere. He doesn't need to ask
if they can come inside.
"Look at him," Brown says. "You think I'm going to tell him no?"
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