Southern Arkansas University

Josh Johnson was bitten by the football and weight training bug at a very early age. His older brother helped him start lifting weights in the sixth grade. One year later, Josh could Bench Press 185 pounds and so before his senior year of high school he improved to a whopping 380 pounds and Power Cleaned 255 pounds. Since Josh grew up in a small Texas town living on 70 acres, he is majoring in Agriculture and Business. Josh takes care of cows and horses plus a job. He's a serious young man but he has to be. Josh just got married . "The Lord's been good to me," explained Josh. "My dad's a Baptist minister and my upbringing has kept me on the right track." Josh maintains a 3.4 CPA.

"I've come from a d isciplined background and so it's Josh Did A 510 LB. Para llel Squat As A Freshman help ed m y und erstandin g fo r th e importance of a strong work ethic. " "1 ch ose SA U (So u t he rn Arkan sa s Universit y) bec au se they gave me a full scholar ship an d I lik e the school and the coaches. SA U is loc a ted in Magnolia in Southwest A rk an sa s which h as a population o f 13,0 00 and offers undergraduate degrees w ith over 50 majors. The SAD Fo u n da tio n is v e ry a cti v e in award in g a n u m be r of a cad emi c scholarships eac h yea r. SAD is situa ted on 781 acres most of w hic h is an ag ricultura l laborat or y.

Th e men's intercolle giate team s compete in foo tba ll, bask etball, baseball, track, tennis, golf and cros s country whil e women field team s in basketball, volleyball, GET A GOAL AND DON'T TAKE YOUR EYES OFF IT. tennis and tra ck. SAD plays in the tou gh NAIA Arkansas Intercollegiate C onferen ce. The SAU Muleriders w ere ranked as high as second in the nation in 1990 under first year head coach Don Turn e y with a n 8-3-1 record which includ ed a n A zt e c Bo wl w in in Me xico City. Las t year, they we n t 7-4 and this year they a re hungr ier than eve r.

...... With A 275 LB. Power Clean.

Josh never tou ched drugs in high school "N o one e ver messed w ith me because I was on e of the biggest guys and no one has ever offered me drugs a t SAD," sa id Josh. "I believe in goals -, Get a goal and don 't take your eyes off it. M y goa l was a lwa y s to Bench 400 pounds. Wh en I go t it, that was a very happy day." Th en Josh laughed, "It w as right up there with m y marri age and ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY OT winning football games." "Just do the best you can do. If somebody's in there cuttin' up, you gotta stick to business. The weightroom isn't anyplace to cut up." We are all concerned with the challenges our country faces in today's world.

Here are Josh's thoughts: "We need good leadership in our country today. Maybe our national leaders need more of a Christian outlook. We thank both Josh and Coach Buckingham on being Upper Limit people and as I ended the interview, I asked Josh, "00 you like to be called Josh or Joshua by your coaches?" Josh responded earnestly, "It doesn't matter, just as long as they call me to be in the game ." Enough said!

Josh has a tremendous work ethic and as a freshman, he was our strongest lineman . Josh is a tremendous young man and a great example I've never even heard him swear. Josh will do whatever you ask. The thing I like is that he challenges himself everyday. Josh also plays extremely smart and made adjustments that a normal freshman just wouldn't make. He could be an All-American by his Junior year! Earl Buckingham: Offensive Line and Strength Coach We've Had The Towel Bench Pads At Our Upper Limit Training Facility. They Look Like New Even After Two Years Of Heavy Use!

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From BFS Magazine — Fall 1992. Part of the BFS Magazine Archive (1980–2014).