Rare Photos of Brian Bosworth

SI Staff | Mar 9, 2011

Rare Photos of Brian Bosworth /

Rare Photos of Brian Bosworth

1985

Bosworth tackles Texas' Darron Norris with help from some Oklahoma teammates.

1986

Bosworth was known as much for his unique hairstyle as his play on the field.

1986

Brian Bosworth frolics on the beach before the 1986 Orange Bowl against Penn State.

1986

The frisbee-playing Bosworth and his teammates defeated Penn State 25-10 in the 1986 Orange Bowl.

1986

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Brian Bosworth leans against his white Corvette.

1986

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The Boz poses in his car in Norman, Okla.

1986

When he wasn't playing football for the Sooners, Bosworth was brushing up on his martial arts skills.

1986

Bosworth shows his game face during a photo shoot in Norman, Okla.

1986

Bosworth carries Chicago Bears quaterback Jim McMahon on his shoulders during an SI photo shoot.

1986

The Boz appears in deep thought during a photo shoot in Norman, Okla.

1986

Bosworth enjoys a mock post-game shower during this photo shoot.

1986

Bosworth, seen here working out, was barred from playing in the 1987 Orange Bowl after testing positive for anabolic steroids.

1986

With Oklahoma head coach Barry Switzer reacting in the background, Brian Bosworth speaks to the press about his being barred from playing in the Orange Bowl on New Years Day.

1987

The Seattle Seahawks took Bosworth in the 1987 Supplemental Draft and signed him to the biggest rookie contract in NFL history (10 years, $11 million).

1987

Jim McMahon of the Chicago Bears talks to Bosworth following a game against Seattle at Soldier Field. The two had posed together for an SI cover the previous year.

1987

The Boz never lived up to the high expectations; injuries forced him to retire after only 24 NFL games across three seasons.

1988

The Boz appeared in a Right Guard commerical, during which Bosworth's Book of Etiquette contains the deodorant stick.

1991

After his NFL days ended, The Boz invaded Hollywood. His first movie, "Stone Cold," was widely panned by critics.

1991

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Bosworth cleaned up for this 1991 photo shoot.

2001

Bosworth receives a haircut from a hairstylist at the Parkinson Institute Benefit Cut-A-Thon in Malibu, Calif.

2003

Mena Suvari talks with Brian Bosworth and Peter Koral at The Seven for All Mankind Lodge in Park City, Utah.

2005

Bosworth and his family attended the film premiere of "The Longest Yard" in Hollywood. Bosworth had a small role in the film.

2007

An older, wiser Bosworth takes in a football practice.

2015

Recently selected to the College Football Hall of Fame, Bosworth attended the National Championship Game between Ohio State and Oregon at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Published Mar 9, 2011

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