WEIO athlete, mentor Big Bob Aiken dies at 62

A legend of traditional Alaska Native games has died. Big Bob Aiken, known as the ‘The World’s Largest Eskimo’ still held records for the Indian and Eskimo stick pull competitions. He believed deeply in the original purpose of the games.
Big Bob Aiken and Miss WEIO 2014 Chanda Simon. Photo: Miss World Indian Olympics Facebook page.
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In a phone conversation last July from the World Eskimo Indian Olympics or WEIO games in Fairbanks, he said the games were meant to