 Still, Williams' 675 pound bench press went into the books as an American Record and it was the all-time bench press world record, regardless of governing organization nonetheless.In addition to that, it stood as the American record in the AAU and later in the USPF for over 20 years from November 9, 1972 until July 31, 1994 when Anthony Clark established a new mark at 683 pounds with the help of a bench shirt.Williams had even attempted 700 at the 1972 World Championships and got it 3/4 of the way up.