The story is that Solie became the Brawny guy when his father, artist John Solie, updated the packaging in the early 1980s. He used his son's face, but aged him. "Each line on the face, he sort of deepened it," Solie says. "Now that I'm 37, I look a lot more like it.

physically strong and with big muscles: He was a big brawny man with huge hands.

As mascots go, the Brawny Man has always been kind of a weird one. He's been a barrel-chested avatar of masculinity in a lumberjack shirt–sometimes with a Tom Selleck mustache, sometimes without–bearing, er, a roll of paper towels.

/ˈbrɔni/ Someone brawny is bulky and muscular. Most football players are brawny. Brawn refers to muscles and physical strength: people often contrast brains and brawn.

Brawny paper towels are made with pulp from responsibly sourced trees.

/ˈbrɑː.ni/ physically strong and with big muscles: He was a big brawny man with huge hands. At twelve years of age, he was already big and brawny.

The first Halloween costume on our list is the Brawny Man. He wears a simple outfit of a red plaid shirt and blue jeans. This outfit couldn't be easier to copy! JACHS NY has just the thing to help you nail this look.

/ˈbrɑː.ni/ physically strong and with big muscles: He was a big brawny man with huge hands. At twelve years of age, he was already big and brawny.

Brawny, one of the seven giants in the animated film A Snow White Christmas (1980)

Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP Who manufacturers Brawny® Paper Towels? Brawny® paper towels are manufactured by Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP.

Overall performance in the four important areas of strength, durability, absorbency and overall usability make Brawny the best option available.

1974 Since 1974, Brawny™ Paper Towels and the Brawny™ Man have been a trusted fixture in America's homes and on their roll holders.