O.D. Wilson

[Gym Rat]

"THE Nightmare"
O.D. Wilson

Best Competition Lifts

Squat.      1003
Bench.      551
Deadlift.    876
Total.        2430

Wilson was a very successful powerlifter/ Strongman rising to fame in the mid 1980s. He was a five time U.S. Services champion, and a five time U.S Army title holder. Wilson won the 1988 USPF National Super Heavyweight Powerlifting title, as well as the 1988 IPF World Powerlifting Championships. Wilson set multiple world records throughout his career, at the 1989 Armed Forces Championships, O.D. Wilson squatted 1002, benched 552, and deadlifted 876 pounds for a then, all-time total record of 2430 pounds.

Wilson spent 12 years in the military, eight of those years spent overseas in Germany, Japan, and Korea Prior to putting on weight, Wilson was a 200 m track athlete, was a basketball player, boxed for two years in the Army, and was an avid racquetball player.

[The Scott]

He was a very powerful man.   Sad that he passed away at such an early age.

[IroNat]

All round big dude.

[Gym Rat]

All round big dude.

I forget which year it was, he had the WSM title won if he finished the last event. I think it was some sort of moving event, and he slipped or something.
But then again its quite possible its just my bad memory and it never happened. Ill have to go find that out...

[Gym Rat]

O.D. Wilson, also known as "Nightmare," was an incredibly massive man and came very close to being the first American since Bill Kazmaier to win the title of World's Strongest Man. He lost in 1990 by just half a point to Jon Pall Sigmarsson.

[Gym Rat]

OK, I was off a bit... He lost teh last event, it was a moving (running) event...

54:16 mark

[Cook]

I remember O.D. from powerlifting. I didn’t really follow strongman but he was a monster of a man.

[Matt]

I remember O.D. from powerlifting. I didn’t really follow strongman but he was a monster of a man.

He felt he had more pure static strength than Jon Pall Sigmarsson, and that's probably correct.

[Cook]

He felt he had more pure static strength than Jon Pall Sigmarsson, and that's probably correct.

He was definitely a big strong guy

[Humble Narcissist]

He felt he had more pure static strength than Jon Pall Sigmarsson, and that's probably correct.

A lot of competitors did. Sigmarsson won with speed and endurance.

[Rusty Trombone]

Overdose Wilson? How old did he pass away?

[IroNat]

Overdose Wilson? How old did he pass away?

6'7" and around 400 lbs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O.D._Wilson

"On October 29, 1991, while being interviewed on a radio program just a few weeks after the 1991 World's Strongest Man competition, Wilson complained of chest pains and went outside for some fresh air. Within moments, he collapsed and died of cardiac arrest. He was just 37 years old."

[Humble Narcissist]

6'7" and around 400 lbs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O.D._Wilson

"On October 29, 1991, while being interviewed on a radio program just a few weeks after the 1991 World's Strongest Man competition, Wilson complained of chest pains and went outside for some fresh air. Within moments, he collapsed and died of cardiac arrest. He was just 37 years old."

Those guys aren't long for the world.

[Dave D]

6'7" and around 400 lbs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O.D._Wilson

"On October 29, 1991, while being interviewed on a radio program just a few weeks after the 1991 World's Strongest Man competition, Wilson complained of chest pains and went outside for some fresh air. Within moments, he collapsed and died of cardiac arrest. He was just 37 years old."

Vaccine  related heart attack?

[Gym Rat]

Vaccine  related heart attack?

LMAO

[wazhazbin]

Coulda swore that bench pic was big Jim Williams.

[Gym Rat]

Coulda swore that bench pic was big Jim Williams.

The PL USA caption under it said it was OD...

[wazhazbin]

The PL USA caption under it said it was OD...

Sorry I wasn’t arguing. I just remember him being that size 700 pound bench and being disqualified for wrist wraps. More of a déjà vu I guess.

[Gym Rat]

Sorry I wasn’t arguing. I just remember him being that size 700 pound bench and being disqualified for wrist wraps. More of a déjà vu I guess.

I know you werent.
I just went back and double-checked so wanted to let you know.
All good my friend...