All-Time Football Weight Lifting Records

[sandgk]

Originally Posted by milkman21

Ginn, a high school national champion in the 110 high hurdles, was clocked in an obscenely fast 4.06 for the 40-yard dash during spring practice.

Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/st...p-409271c.html

The only shame is that, due to the sprain, we may not see Ginn's time reported from the NFL Combines reach that level. But, if it does his stock would blow Kiper's "Big Board" up.

[booster buckeye]

Originally Posted by sandgk

The only shame is that, due to the sprain, we may not see Ginn's time reported from the NFL Combines reach that level. But, if it does his stock would blow Kiper's "Big Board" up.

Didn't Gonzo do something like a 4.3 ? I remember somewhere that he wasn't far behind Ted

[milkman21]

Originally Posted by sandgk

The only shame is that, due to the sprain, we may not see Ginn's time reported from the NFL Combines reach that level. But, if it does his stock would blow Kiper's "Big Board" up.

Regarding that "4.06" time, check my last post... I edited it.

[Deezeldogg]

I'm going to be at Woody Hayes facility in about 3 weeks....hopefully i can get into the weight room and take updated pics. Not sure what things are like there with all of the construction....

[OSU_Fan14]

i was just there.....and even with the guy we were with (hes pretty high up there in the athletic department), we couldnt go to the weight room. and the weight room is actually the equipment in a chain-linked area at the end of the field. Tressel and the team nicknamed it "The Yard" becuase it looked like a jail yard.

[BrianO]

The Wikipedia on the 40 yard dash...

Best times

Many reported times are unreliable due to differences in timing methods if not intentional falsifications. The fastest time officially recorded by the NFL was 4.29 seconds by Deion Sanders in 1989 [1], although the NFL did not begin electronic timing until 1990. In the electronic timing era, the fastest recorded time at the NFL Combine was 4.31 seconds by cornerbacks Fabian Washington, Chris McKenzie, Carlos Rogers, and Darrent Williams in 2005.[2] Most other times close to 4.0 are untrustworthy due to the use of hand timing, but it is often claimed that players including Sanders (4.17)[3], Ted Ginn Jr. (4.06)[4], DeAngelo Hall (4.15)[5][6], Michael Vick (4.25)[7], Bo Jackson (4.12)[8], Michael Bennett (4.13)[9], Randy Moss (4.25)[10], Darrell Green (4.15[11], 4.2[12]), Laveranues Coles (4.2)[13], and Alexander Wright (4.09)[14] have approached that mark. The absolute fastest time has likely not been run by a football player but by a sprinter in track and field. Although 40 yards is never run, the 60 meter dash is a well-regulated track and field distance, the official record for which is 6.39 seconds by Maurice Greene. Tapes of sprinter Ben Johnson's world-record breaking 1988 100 meter dash (which was later annulled due to Johnson's steroid use), however, show that Johnson ran the 60 m in 6.37 seconds; this is considered the most quickly started race ever run.[15] Nonetheless, Johnson "only" covered the first 40 yards in 4.38 seconds. It is highly doubtful that any football player could run 40 yards faster than a world-class sprinter in spikes on a track, casting doubts on many claimed 40 yard times.
However, in track and field races, the runner must react to the starting gun, which can take 0.2-0.3 seconds. For electronically timed 40 yard dashes, the runner is allowed to start when he wishes, which automatically triggers the clock. This difference would indicate that, at peak form, Johnson more likely ran the 40 yard dash in 4.08-4.18 seconds, making claims in the 4.2-range more credible.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/40_yard_dash