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Brian Bosworth

NFL linebacker, two-time Butkus Award winner and actor

4 sourced records. Each exercise has a top recorded mark and its evidence. Check the date, age, effort and method before you compare.

Brian Bosworth 40-yard dash

Brian Bosworth's recorded 40-yard dash is 4.6 s. Source date: 1986. The effort is unknown. The source at washingtonpost.com gives this mark. Source type: interview. Confidence is medium.

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Oklahoma linebacker

Source quote and limits

“Boz runs a 4.6”

There's More to Bosworth Than Words

Coach Barry Switzer states this 40-yard time. Exact run date, timing method and test conditions are unknown. Date uses the source year. Source page displays October 2; its URL uses October 3. Precision is one decimal place. The source gives his current bodyweight as 240 lb in the same introduction.

1986
- 40-yard dash4.6 s
  Effort unknownOklahoma linebacker
  Trainer said, washingtonpost.com1986medium confidence
  Quote and details
  “Boz runs a 4.6”
  There's More to Bosworth Than WordsBodyweight 240 lb

Brian Bosworth bench press

Brian Bosworth's recorded bench press is 450 lb. Latest year of a range: 1986. The effort is unknown. The source at washingtonpost.com gives this mark. Source type: interview. Confidence is medium.

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Oklahoma linebacker

Source quote and limits

“450 pounds”

There's More to Bosworth Than Words

Coach Barry Switzer states this current bench capability. The year 1986 bounds the reported period; exact day, repetitions and maximum status are unknown.

2013
- Bench press405 lb
  Effort unknownCareer bench-press milestone recalled after retirement
  Said in an interview, muscleandfitness.com2013-06-17
  Quote and details
  “405 on the bench was a big moment”
  Catching Up With NFL's Brian Bosworth
1986
- Bench press450 lb
  Effort unknownOklahoma linebacker
  Trainer said, washingtonpost.com1986medium confidence
  Quote and details
  “450 pounds”
  There's More to Bosworth Than WordsBodyweight 240 lb

Brian Bosworth Clean (variation not stated)

Brian Bosworth's recorded Clean (variation not stated) is 315 lb × 6. Source date: 2013-06-17. The recorded effort was a max or PR. The source at muscleandfitness.com gives this mark. Source type: interview.

High-school football, before Oklahoma; recalled in a 2013 interview

Source quote and limits

“My six-rep max in the clean was 315.”

Catching Up With NFL's Brian Bosworth

Bosworth calls this his six-repetition maximum and places it in high school. Clean variation and lift date are not stated. The article publication date is used. The 235-to-240 lb range later in the interview describes his adult playing and retirement weight, so it is not used for this high-school lift.

2013
- Clean (variation not stated)315 lb × 6
  Max or PRHigh-school football, before Oklahoma; recalled in a 2013 interview
  Said in an interview, muscleandfitness.com2013-06-17
  Quote and details
  “My six-rep max in the clean was 315.”
  Catching Up With NFL's Brian Bosworth

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