Bradshaw: We did steroids

I tried to find the listed weights for the mid-70s Cowboys and Steelers, expecting to find the Steelers as being listed 15 - 20# heavier each (after all, they had a rep as the strongest team). The listed weights show them as very similar- all the OL were in the 245 - 255# range.
 
Didn't Randy White balloon up to around 300 at one point in his career? I'm not saying he did them, but I remember thinking that's a lot of weight for some on his stature.


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My memory is that he was around 250 during the '70s (and they all still talked about how strong he was), and then got to 270 in the first half of the '80s.

In retrospect, we can appreciate what a monster Bob Lilly was. He was listed at 6'5" and 250# asa senior at TCU in 1960 (single platoon football). The next biggest lineman on the All-SWC team was Jerry Mays at 225#. Lilly played at 270# in the NFL during the '60s, when he was able to focus on defense.
 
The distinction between corticosteroids and anabolic steroids is a false one. The adrenal cortex (for which corticosteroids are named) produces steroid hormones. The gonads also produce steroids, though the distribution of products differs somewhat. Conversion to related molecules happens in other tissues as well, notably adipose. Some authors have broken down the steroids into androgens, estrogens, progesterones, glucocorticoids, and mineralocorticoids. There is cross-functionality, however.

A great example of an anabolic corticosteroid is testosterone; women get essentially all of theirs (be glad they do-- it is believed to support their sex drive) from the adrenal cortex.

All steroids are harmful to one's health if abused.

The Steelers may have used more-- I don't know. Only a fool could believe that the 70s Cowboys were a truly organic ballclub, though.
 
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