Sport: Not for Women Only

That's a Playtex Free Spirit long-legged panty girdle (large size) that Oklahoma State Running Back Terry Miller is wearing. Does he have a sagging belly? Bulging hips? Not when he runs 40 yds. in 4.4 seconds and has spent the past four Saturdays ripping up the defenses of Colorado, Oklahoma, Missouri and Nebraska for 137, 159, 228 and 149 yds.

Nor is Miller getting into unisex gear. His problem is overdeveloped hamstring muscles. Rather than be hobbled by a pulled or sore hamstring, Miller dons his Free Spirit before every practice and every game. "A runner like me," he explains, "needs muscle...

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