Pat Casey California Strength and Power HoF inductee 2022

 

Patrick “Pat” Casey

7/15/1939-4/23/2005

By Strength and Power Hall of Fame

Pat started lifting in the mid-1950s while in high school. While Pat excelled at several sports he was primarily interested in strength. Pat benched a strict 420 when he was still in high school as witnessed by Bill Pearl. When Pat started powerlifting the rules were strictly enforced and support gear was an ace bandage.  Pat was never defeated in his career (1958-1967) and he competed against the best heavyweights of his day. Well over 6 feet tall and 330lbs Pat was the real deal and looked it. Pat’s success was due to his intense work ethic. Pat spent a lot of time in the gym and his marathon workouts are an inspiration.

 

First lifter to officially bench press 600lbs 

First lifter to officially squat 800lbs

First lifter to officially total 2000lbs

First Lifter to officially total 2100lbs

Best Lifts about 1966

Seated military press 405lbs

Bench 630 Strict

Incline barbell press 525lbs

Squat 835

Deadlift 730 -755

 

Thanks to Marty Gallagher for much of this information. 

Author: By Strength and Power Hall of Fame Completed: yes Created: Sun Jun 05 11:43:46 UTC 2022 | Last Updated: Tue Jan 02 15:00:49 UTC 2024