Strongest Vol of All Time

#51
#51
knoxff said:
Anybody have any old tales of feats of strength of past players?

GBO!
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I used to work out with a group of 5 or 6 other guys at a gym in Clarksville. One day Harry Galbreath walks in just to shoot the sh*t. He was dressed in street clothes, not warmed up...one of the other guys just finished a set with 495 on the bar (bench), Harry puts another 45 plate on each side (585) and reps out three with ease. RIP HG
 
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#52
#52
OneManGang said:
Chip Kell.

Hands down.
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Chip Kell. Great memories. If I recall correctly Chip was a All American center and the very first draft choice of Paul Brown and the Cinci Bengals in their expansion year. That alone made me a Bengals fan for many years.
 
#53
#53
LLcoolDave said:
I used to work out with a group of 5 or 6 other guys at a gym in Clarksville. One day Harry Galbreath walks in just to shoot the sh*t. He was dressed in street clothes, not warmed up...one of the other guys just finished a set with 495 on the bar (bench), Harry puts another 45 plate on each side (585) and reps out three with ease. RIP HG
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Harry was strong and one of the nicest human beings I ever met. RIP indeed.
 
#55
#55
deckerkd said:
Not sure who was the strongest but Jamel Lewis and Leonard little could bench over 600 pounds. I am sure John Henderson was right up there too
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Little used to come in to Sams Party Store with Al (where I worked at the time) and pick up a philly's and a 40 of Hurricane about once/twice a week, both those brothers were stout.
 
#59
#59
Albert Toeaina was a monster. Got shut down at 500lbs after repping it like it was 225lbs.
 
#61
#61
Seattle Hillbilly said:
Chip Kell. Great memories. If I recall correctly Chip was a All American center and the very first draft choice of Paul Brown and the Cinci Bengals in their expansion year. That alone made me a Bengals fan for many years.
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Pound for pound Chip Kell would be hard to beat. He was only like 6 feet tall and about 250 pounds, I think he still holds the Georgia high school state shot put record. IIRC it's 65 feet plus or some unGodly number.
 
#62
#62
It`s been a few years, but I was in a powerlifting meet down in alabama. I saw Doug Furnas do a 900lb squat so easy people laughed. The man was a monster.
 
#68
#68
WesTnVol said:
It`s been a few years, but I was in a powerlifting meet down in alabama. I saw Doug Furnas do a 900lb squat so easy people laughed. The man was a monster.
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That was when he was only in the 220 lb class.

I was there when he did 975 for three reps after he moved up in weight.

Don't think he ever officially recorded 1000 in a meet but he did it several times in the gym.

Pound for pound nobody will ever touch him.
 
#69
#69
Doug Furnas was a powerlifting world champion and collegiate champion in at least three different weight classes.
 
#74
#74
Hacksaw Reynolds. After a loss, to Ole Miss I believe, used a hacksaw to cut his car in half!
 
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