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Brian Bosworth

ブライアン・ボズワース / ぶらいあん・ぼずわーす

American actor

March 9, 1965 (age 61) ・ Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

  • Oklahoma
  • actor
  • film actor
  • American football player

My Take

Brian Bosworth is one of my favorite cautionary tales that refused to stay a cautionary tale. The Boz arrived in the NFL as the loudest personality of his era, and when injury cut his career to three seasons, the easy story was a flameout. Instead he reinvented himself on screen, leaning into the same outsized persona that made him famous. I respect athletes who treat fame as raw material rather than a finish line. Two Butkus Awards prove the talent was real; the second act proves the resilience was too. That combination earns my genuine admiration.

Overview

Brian Keith Bosworth (born March 9, 1965) is an American actor and former professional football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons with the Seattle Seahawks. Nicknamed "the Boz", he played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners, earning two Dick Butkus Awards and winning the 1986 Orange Bowl.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English)
Brian Bosworth
Name (Japanese)
ブライアン・ボズワース
Reading
ぶらいあん・ぼずわーす
Born
March 9, 1965 (age 61)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
Pisces / Snake
Origin
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Blood type
Private
Height
188 cm
Agency
Private
Occupation
actor / film actor / American football player

2. Background

Elementary school
Private
Junior high
Private
High school
MacArthur High School
University
University of Oklahoma

Awards & achievements

  • 1985 Butkus Award
  • 1986 Butkus Award

3. Relationships

Spouse
Private
Children
Private
Parents
Private
Siblings
Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

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7. About this entry

Tags

  • Oklahoma
  • actor
  • film actor
  • American football player
Last updated
2026-06-10

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.