Sumo wrestling world champion Hidetora Hanada joins Colorado State University football team for the 2023 season.
“My hometown is very comfortable,” Hidetora Hanada, a transfer student at Colorado State University, said. “It’s very humid and low [elevation].”
“I didn’t know anything [about him] until I saw his highlight tape,” CSU defensive line coach, Buddha Williams, said. “He put together a highlight tape with sumo wrestling, combine stuff and football stuff. When I saw how explosive he was coming out of his stance, how flexible he was, I was like ‘he’s got some tools that can carry over and translate to this game.’”
But this ex-sumo world champion isn’t in Colorado to listen to music or critique cuisine. He’s here to find a way to the NFL. But the crazy thing about Hanada’s dream is that based on his unique athleticism, it’s not really that crazy at all. “I teach [my teammates] sumo techniques and sumo stretches,” Hanada said. “On the other hand, they teach me a lot of football skills. I improve my football skills every day.”
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