The tallest player, at 7-2, to make the Hall of Fame, big Bart Pitbull was a force to be reckoned with in his short seven-season career, which included a brilliant rookie stint with the Philadelphia Phobia, then six very productive seasons with the Houston Iguanas.
Both he and fellow rookie, guard Shucks Oyster, were drafted in Season 17 by the Phobia, which at the time had a knack for selecting the best players and gathering titles by the bunches. With those two in the fold, Philadelphia's success continued as Oyster and Pitbull finished 1-2 in Rookie of the Year voting, with Oyster edging his mate out by one-tenth of a point, 22.8 to 22.7, and the two future Hall of Famers combining with veterans Stu Nod and Cam Bodia to bring another championship to the City of Brotherly Love.
Pitbull then shocked the MBA world by switching teams, joining Houston for the next six seasons, but although the Iguanas would win a division and get the the finals in Season 21 and make the playoffs three straight campaigns, Pitbull would never again be a member of a championship team.
The 5-time all star led his team in scoring three times, including his glorious Season 20, the apex of his career, in which he established the single-season scoring mark for centers with 20.2 per game, captured his second of four rebounding crowns and was named the MBA's regular season MVP for the second place, 7-3 Iguanas.
A beast on the boards, Pitbull led his team in rebounding every single season he was in the league. Generally speaking, if you get five boards per game, you are a monster rebounder. Pitbull's worst season saw him get 5.6, and even in that year he led the league. Twice he led the league with over 7 boards per contest.
An underrated, but wicked defender, Pitbull won three All-MBA foil stars and bowed out with another rebounding title while scoring a team-high 18.6 per contest for Houston.
Although a standard 3 by 5, Bart Pitbull was a giant among index cards.
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