Ex-Husker Rulon Gardner to appear on 'Biggest Loser'By JEFF KORBELIK / Lincoln Journal Star
NBC announced Olympic gold medalist and former Nebraska wrestler Rulon Gardner will be among the contestants for season 11 of NBC's reality show "The Biggest Loser," which premieres at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4.
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One day, the 6-foot-1 Gardner saw himself on TV and couldn't believe what he saw. He weighed 474 pounds.
"I kept denying it until I couldn't deny it anymore," he said in the blog.
He also said his athletic background will make him an immediate contender for the $250,000 prize, but it also puts a target on his back.
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