Special Repeat Article from 1983

ESS BES History - WHERE ARE THEY Now?

By Dr. Greg Shepard This article was published in November of 1983. Terry was featured on the cover as “History’s Strongest Football Player.” This is a re-print of the same article with an update of worked very hard on the weights. out because it was “close to home”. time.

Carolina. opinion, Gentry is one of the great strength coaches in America today.

. players next issue. Their team > strength is, without a doubt, in a feet. , or pro football. decided to take a chance on Terry. that chance.

® knocked on his behind by players who were much You see, Terry played only 1/2 year of football at Euclaine High . less physical than Terry.

School in Columbia, South Carolina. gram because Terry was only 5°11”, 160 pounds and benching 135 pounds Associated Press All-America. the service with the Special Forces. to work instead of playing football. which signals the lifter can begin. tough.

Only 5 others have ever lifted more weight. He was only 39 pounds off the world record! going to lift in the North carolina State A.A.U. Powerlifting Championships. It was wise because this would be a glorious way to verify Terry’s incredible strength. A lot of stories are told about what different football players can do in the gym. The squat is probably the most deceiving. I’ve checked out so-called 700-pound squatters only to find they only dip down a little — a full foot above parallel. That negates everything. Terry needed verification. Terry probably did not fully realize the significance of putting it all on the line last March in A.A.U.

compeare probably fifty college athletes that look out, here comes the dead lift. Now Terry’s long arms are an 300 pounds!

5 others have ever lifted more weight.

Strongest Football Player - period.

End of discussion.

Long. the first lift and the most difÏcult to do in competition. Many times there are long waits in between attempts. You may warm-up too soon and then wait for one hour before lifting.

Terry did extremely well as he did an 837-pound squat. Even though he has squatted 900 pounds in training, it was a great accomplishment to do 837 in his first meet. I know of no other football players who have ever topped that and know of only two track athletes who have done more.

George Frenn, a hammer thrower, threw 853 pounds for a world record about 14 years ago; and the other is tition. to lift in a meet for the first time.

There are a lot of little rules to undereffort should go down in history.

Next was the bench press. Terry had done 560 in training but could manage only 501 in this meet.

Terry Long pulled an amazing 865 pounds!

“Terry has an All-American Career At East Carolina doubt Terry could make the U.S. was an All-Division Guard. for his success.” more important, Terry’s quickness. ball as long as he can.

Terry’s situation.

1983 Winter BFS Journal: Steroid abuse by Athe Olympics. lifting strength. also carries a 2.3 G.P.A. everyone to their limits. testosterone levels. him. He’s really like a player-coach. assumed he was on steroids. Terry Long was well over that ratio and as a result, he was suspended for 4 games. very hard on Terry. He felt sick. doesn’t hurt his chances for the Outland Trophy (the lineman’s event was even more shocking. depressed - most people would be.

Stuff is nothing special but is legal. home would think. and took me to the hospital and found out that J had taken nothing and that physically I was alright. I was which is still pending. attempt to take my life. The media blew it all out of proportion and wrote that I tried to commit suicide.”

Terry stated that the NFL | has never proven that he story from Terry’s perspective.

Terry is currently working as a manager of a food distributing company. He weighs 265 pounds and even though he is 35 years old and has been out of the NFL for three terone levels have always been high. no need.” pounds in his first meet in college has got to have above average levels of Terry was not on steroids in college. but nothing illegal. steroids? would now be impossible to prove. years, he still works out 5X per week.

Yohimbe is not banned by any organization including our U.S. never proven that he took steroids. times to overcome impotence.

Lord. I always tell kids not to give up on life and to make the most of your chances; that education is important along with your family and spiritual ideals.” What will Terry do until his NFL Pension kicks in at age 55? Well, he could stay in his present business or he has thought very seriously about coaching football or being a strength coach at either the college or high school level. If any of you coaches reading this article are interested in put you in touch with Terry............. Q by Robert Rowbotham, M.Ed.

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