High school football: Former Mr. Olympia’s son Max Curry does heavy lifting for Battle Ground Academy at wide receiver

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.

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.