Norman Borlaug - Badass of the Month - September 2009

**maglut** · Posted On: 9/21/2009 10:08am

Awesome story.

Kudos to whoever thought to give this guy a mention. I had never heard of him until this article, and I feel better for knowing it now.

It's reaffirming to hear from martial artists that recognize other aspects of a human being than fighting prowess.

**kipdynamite** · Posted On: 9/21/2009 5:08pm

Most of the time I think this place is full of ****, but I have to say most of your BAMs are fantastic picks. And this, well Phrost, is fucking fantastic. My hats off to you.

**chubbychaser** · Posted On: 9/22/2009 9:24am

Originally Posted by kipdynamite

most of the time i think this place is full of ****, but i have to say most of your bams are fantastic picks. And this, well phrost, is fucking fantastic. My hats off to you.

swing from them

**Phrost** · Posted On: 9/22/2009 9:26am

Originally Posted by chubbychaser

swing from them

There's room for everyone; come on board.

**KO'd N DOA** · Posted On: 9/22/2009 11:02am

Originally Posted by maglut

Awesome story.

Kudos to whoever thought to give this guy a mention. I had never heard of him until this article, and I feel better for knowing it now.

It's reaffirming to hear from martial artists that recognize other aspects of a human being than fighting prowess.

The thing is, Borlaug was many things, like all fightes are. He was a top tier fighter (wrester) and he credits the tenacity of wrestling in enabling him to focus at his other accomplishments in life. Which as you looked at his bio, were huge. Every time Borlaug walked into a boardroom, a palace, funding agencies, ect. he knew he could beat most if not all of them in a fight...and that made a huge difference in his confidence.

**HappyOldGuy** · Posted On: 9/22/2009 11:05am

Originally Posted by chubbychaser

swing from them

I love that your reading comprehension is such **** that you think I'm riding Phrosts nuts.

**chubbychaser** · Posted On: 9/22/2009 12:39pm

Originally Posted by Phrost

There's room for everyone; come on board.

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**capt. moroni** · Posted On: 9/22/2009 12:55pm

I knew about his agricultural accomplishments, but until now I didn't know about his wrestling background.

Great choice for BotM.

**blisterstarr** · Posted On: 9/23/2009 5:58pm

Norman Borlaug as Badass of the month...

I approve 1000%

**Jon_B** · Posted On: 9/23/2009 9:09pm

Originally Posted by blisterstarr

Norman Borlaug as Badass of the month...

I approve 1000%

Agreed. I feel so terrible that like many of the people that have responded to this: Penn and Teller was the first time I had actually heard his name.
About a week before he passed away, I checked around wikipedia randomly and found his article. Previously I tried looking for more info on his background but I had no luck. I read the entire article, and I was greatly impressed with his work. I didn't know he was a wrestler either, and I thought "He's more awesome then I thought !" lol

I'm really sad to see him go. I was the first and only person on one of the forums I frequent (For chubby chasers *Snort*) to make a thread saying goodbye. Sadly I only got one reply, but I'm really happy to see this here.

Thanks for making him the badass of the month, and for this post Phrost. Hats off to you.