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A true legend, thank you for sharing this with the world. R.I.P Brian

When I was in high school in the early 2000s my track coach gave me this on VHS and I must have watched it 500 times. Not really to get better, just because it's phenomenal

A lot of theories in this comment section about what happened to him as he aged. Brian lived a hard life. Yes his PED use probably contributed to his medical state. Not to mention the more recreational kind. He also claimed he was born with a bad back. In an article from early in his career he stated he remembered crawling home in high school because his back was in so much pain. I would imagine some of his physical aliments also came from overtraining for years. He also seemed to let himself go when he retired. And lastly he had back surgery in the 90s if memory serves. If you know anything about back surgery you know its 1/3 chance of having no effect, positive or negative effect. He happened to have a negative effect.

He was the best he coached me for a bit and amazing guy had way more talent than all those shot putters together now, giving him the technology and knowledge we have now he would have thrown 25 meters, way more talent than this crouser and covacs guys

Coach Oldfield was at Lake Park high school when I was there, and he was still a competitor and a jokester with a huge heart. It was fun to see coaches from neighboring high schools coaches coming over to meet him at track meets and hang over every word.

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Even as a creaky old man, Oldfield beats all those young Studs!!

I was a competitive discus and shot put thrower in the 1970's. My brother made two olympic trials in 1980 and 1984 as a shot putter. I once watched Brian warm up at the USA indoor Nationals with a 12 pound shot! He threw it 100 feet. It landed on the running track and bounced into the stands! What did he do next? The same thing, except this time everyone got the hell out of the way! He was definitely one of a kind.

I talked with Oldfield three times, in 1976, 1988, and 2017. In each instance he was a character, exhibiting a wry sense of humor. In 1988 I saw him put the shot just 59 feet, his throwing career near its end. He gave me his autograph in indelible Sharpie ink on a discus, which was also signed by famed Olympic throwers Mac Wilkins and Wolfgang Schmidt. When I asked him in our last conversation if he had used steroids, he laughed and said "of course" and went on to another subject. Quite a man. As for Ferrigno, I saw him guest pose at the 1983 USPF Senior National Powerlifting Championships in Austin, Texas, where he gave the crowd a memorable exhibition.

For many of us at Stanford Track, I think Brian served as a living reminder of the long term effects of PEDs. It was pretty scary to see how badly Brian was doing. The physical deterioration/damage was very drastic and clearly permanent. He was seen as a bit of a pariah. It kept myself and others from getting to know him better, which was a shame.

By the time I got to know Brian in 1987, he was only a shell of his former self. Some of his physical problems that crippled him in later life were likely from massive misuse of HGH. He had numerous tell-tale signs of this including severely overgrown and deformed toes. You could also see deformity in his legs and fingers. I believe many of his joint issues in later life were from PEDs, especially HDH. In 1987 he was already very arthritic and limping badly.

I competed at Stanford from 87 to 91. Although this was recorded a couple of years earlier, I got to know and work with - on a regular basis - most of the people in this video, including Brian, John, Carol and others. It was a privilege that I marvel at now.

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In Modesto 1984 he did well. I remember I was a junior throwing 59' and I was impressed with B.O. 70 feet s &w meet pretty cool. My coach said he is a rebel but he throws far.

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If you were ever around Oldfield, you new you were around one of the craziest bastards that ever lived. He was one gigantic fast twitch muscle.

As a guy who grew up with a bad stutter and today at age 60 it exists but generally only with words that begin with vowels, I fully appreciate Lou and his speech and the amazing job he has done. He was great as the neighbor on the King of Queens and funny and kept himself in great shape.

Lou sounds like Mike Tyson.

WAY TO BIG LOUIE!

Never place yourself between Brian and a steel tape. Legend . 22,19 in 84.

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I remember Brian when he competed. He perfected the spin delivery and was consistently further than any one else. He even ran against female sprinters in 60 yard dashes in fun demonstrations. He looked huge for men of time but seems thinner than the shotputers of today. RIP Brian.

Gotta love the no timmerman sign

They kept him out of 1984 when he would have won it....

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Barnes, Oldfield and Crouser. Those are names that won't be forgotten.

What an absolutely wonderful video; a sort of time capsule for us who put the shot in the '70s and '80s. Makes you wonder how much of Brian's orthopedic issues late in life stemmed from some of those lifts (oh, those knees going out WAY over his toes on those front squats!)...or was it intense torque on lower back from endless spin reps? The video is almost like a glimpse of America (slice of Americana, they used to call it) gone forever. I wonder what happened to the ladies. Anyway, great video.

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I was at the meet that showed Oldfield followed by Carter. It was in San Jose. For the first time in history, four guys threw over 70 feet in the same meet.

I was competing in San Jose one time, and off in the distance I see this guy throw some kind of box over the fence followed by a bag, and then he climbed the fence and began to walk toward the track and then the infield. As he got closer, I saw it was Brian Oldfield. I asked him why he just didn't just walk around to the entrance and he said he didn't feel like walking that far. That box I mentioned, it was a case of beer. Everything that guy did had some sort of entertainment value. He was a treasure. RIP Brian.

BRIAN OLDFIEID was a man that lived his life full of his sport gave his all in the shot put and reached the top his mind body and soul he did it his way he was the best a bad ass man for sure a beast hats off to you sir rest in peace MR BRIAN OLDFIELD

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If it had not been for Brian, there wouldn't be a Ryan

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My right bicep looks like his from hitting the heavy bag,

Brian is a top athlete , he could clean a bodybuilder's clock.

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What a powerhouse! What happened to his bicep?

RIP Brain. Hope to see him in Heaven 😊 what an Athlete!!!!!

RIP Legend

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Oldfield, best spinner ever, and Feuerbach the best glider ever, and this all 40 years ago, the guys today have nothing over them!

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May you Rest In Peace. You were the Best.

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