NFL
Mike Webster
Hall of Fame center for the Pittsburgh Steelers
7 sourced records. Each exercise has a top recorded mark and its evidence. Check the date, age, effort and method before you compare.
Mike Webster bench press
Mike Webster's recorded bench press is 565 lb. Source date: 2014. The effort is unknown. The source at benchpresschampion.com gives this mark. Source type: news report. Confidence is medium.
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Pittsburgh Steelers gym training, recalled by training partner Don Reinhoudt
Source quote and limits
“Kolb did 560 and Mike Webster did 565.”
On printed page 31, Don Reinhoudt names the three Steelers and their completed bench loads in a direct interview. He describes visiting Pittsburgh to train with its linemen during the four-Super-Bowl era. The exact lift date is unstated; 2014 is the magazine issue year. This is a training-partner report, with no repetition count or explicit maximum claim. Bodyweight at the lift is unstated. The pound unit at the end applies to the three-load list. The PDF page image was read.
2014
- Bench press565 lb
Quote and details
“Kolb did 560 and Mike Webster did 565.”
1990
- Bench press445 lb × 8
Quote and details
“445 pounds for six sets of eight reps on the bench”
1980
- Bench press350 lb × 15
Quote and details
“benched 350 X 15”
Mike Webster deadlift
Mike Webster's recorded deadlift is 600 lb × 8. Performance date: 1980-04-18. Age at the time: 28. This was a competition result. The source at medium.com gives this mark. Source type: news report. Confidence is medium.
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CBS Strongest Man in Football, Auburn, Alabama · Pittsburgh Steelers center; televised NFL rep contest
Calculated estimate: estimated max 760 lb for one rep, from the recorded set. Formula and limits.
Source quote and limits
“benched 350 X 15 and deadlifted 600 X 8”
Summary by Jon Grove (North Georgia Barbell, 2026-10-13) of Mike Lambert's report in Powerlifting USA, May 1980. Contest on April 18, 1980; the World Series of Powerlifting followed on April 19 (ESPN) in Auburn. Found through a Gemini Deep Research report (batch of 2026-10-30).
1980
- Deadlift600 lb × 8
Quote and details
“benched 350 X 15 and deadlifted 600 X 8”
Mike Webster overhead press
Mike Webster's recorded overhead press is 275 lb × 12. Performance date: 1980-04-18. Age at the time: 28. This was a competition result. The source at medium.com gives this mark. Source type: news report. Confidence is medium.
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CBS Strongest Man in Football, Auburn, Alabama · Pittsburgh Steelers center; televised NFL rep contest
Calculated estimate: estimated max 379 lb for one rep, from the recorded set. Formula and limits.
Source quote and limits
“Mike Webster dominated nearly every event. He military pressed 275 X 12”
Military press. Summary by Jon Grove (North Georgia Barbell, 2026-10-13) of Mike Lambert's report in Powerlifting USA, May 1980. Contest on April 18, 1980; the World Series of Powerlifting followed on April 19 (ESPN) in Auburn. Found through a Gemini Deep Research report (batch of 2026-10-30).
1980
- Overhead press275 lb × 12
Quote and details
“Mike Webster dominated nearly every event. He military pressed 275 X 12”
Mike Webster Cheat curl
Mike Webster's recorded Cheat curl is 250 lb × 19. Performance date: 1980-04-18. Age at the time: 28. This was a competition result. The source at medium.com gives this mark. Source type: news report. Confidence is medium.
CBS Strongest Man in Football, Auburn, Alabama · Pittsburgh Steelers center; televised NFL rep contest
Source quote and limits
“cheat curled 250 X 19”
Summary by Jon Grove (North Georgia Barbell, 2026-10-13) of Mike Lambert's report in Powerlifting USA, May 1980. Contest on April 18, 1980; the World Series of Powerlifting followed on April 19 (ESPN) in Auburn. Found through a Gemini Deep Research report (batch of 2026-10-30).
1980
- Cheat curl250 lb × 19
Quote and details
“cheat curled 250 X 19”
Mike Webster Half squat off boxes
Mike Webster's recorded Half squat off boxes is 550 lb × 25. Performance date: 1980-04-18. Age at the time: 28. This was a competition result. The source at medium.com gives this mark. Source type: news report. Confidence is medium.
CBS Strongest Man in Football, Auburn, Alabama · Pittsburgh Steelers center; televised NFL rep contest
Source quote and limits
“half squatted 550 X 25 off boxes”
Partial-range squat. Summary by Jon Grove (North Georgia Barbell, 2026-10-13) of Mike Lambert's report in Powerlifting USA, May 1980. Contest on April 18, 1980; the World Series of Powerlifting followed on April 19 (ESPN) in Auburn. Found through a Gemini Deep Research report (batch of 2026-10-30).
1980
- Half squat off boxes550 lb × 25
Quote and details
“half squatted 550 X 25 off boxes”
Photo: Rhinelander High School, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped.