Quarterback
Bo Bryan isn't the only player on the
Battle Ground Academy (Franklin, Tenn.) football roster with a famous father.
Luke Bryan might have legions of fans at sold-out country shows, but does he lift?
Brandon Curry, the father of Battle Ground Academy wide receiver
Max Curry, does. He is a former Mr. Olympia and also a pretty good football player in his own right.
Max Curry evades a tackler Saturday in Battle Ground Academy's win over St. Michael Catholic. (PHOTO: Brad Boland)
The 43-year-old Brandon Curry won the 2019 Mr. Olympia title and is also a two-time
Arnold Classic champion. He played high
school football at
Hunters Lane (Nashville, Tenn.) before playing briefly at Middle Tennessee State.
"They look at me and look at him and say, 'Is that your dad?'" Max Curry
told The Tennessean in a story last year. "When I tell them yes they're all like super shocked and
surprised. I mean, they've never seen anything like him. He's not only a
bodybuilder, but one of the best in the world."
Max Curry is now making a name for himself. He had 191 yards receiving on five catches and two scores as Battle Ground Academy opened the season Saturday with 41-18 win over St. Michael Catholic of Alabama.
The 5-foot-10, 175-pound Preseason MaxPreps Junior All-American housed one Saturday from 80 yards. As a sophomore in 2025, he caught 57 passes for 1,404 yards and 20 touchdowns as Battle Ground Academy won the Division II-AA state title.
A four-star prospect, Curry has more than 30 offers from FBS heavyweights including Alabama, Miami, Missouri, Tennessee and Vanderbilt. He received his first offer before playing a snap of high school football.
He and sophomore
Maddox Porter form a dynamic pass-catching duo for Bryan as the Wildcats look to return to the state title game and again hoist the trophy.
