Yakama Nation senior known as 'Big Tone' on the football field


YouTube: 400 POUND HIGH SCHOOL RUNNING BACK TONY PICARD ON FILM!

A high school senior from the Yakama Nation of Washington is creating headlines for his prowess on the football field.

Tony Picard stands 6'4" and weighs a whopping 400 pounds. The student at White Swan High School -- better known as "Big Tone" -- has helped lead his team to the state championships and now he's considering his next move.

“Yeah I want to play college football it is my dream…I hope I can go the next level," Picard told Northwest Prep Report in a story earlier this month.

Picard is Umatilla, Nez Perce and Sioux.

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400-pound high school running back Tony Picard awes in highlight reel (UPI 11/18)
400-Pound Running Back Takes the Spotlight (WebProNews 11/18)
Meet Tony Picard, the next 'big' thing (Fox Sports 11/17)
Watch a 400-pound running back’s unbelievable highlight reel (USA Today 11/17)
White Swan High School Has a 400-Pound Running Back (Indian Country Today 11/14)
White Swan Monster Running Back Tony Picard Biggest in Nation (Northwest Prep Report 11/1)

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