John Brenkus
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About
Television show host and co-founder of ESPN's Emmy-winning series Sport Science, which investigates the underlying science at work in athletic endeavors. He took his own life at the age of 54 in 2025.
Before Fame
He worked on A&E's Crime 360, Jesse James is a Dead Man on Spike TV, Cowboys and iPredator on Animal Planet, and G4's Human Wrecking Balls.
Trivia
He wrote the New York best-selling book The Perfection Point: Sport Science Predicts the Fastest Man, the Highest Jump, and the Limits of Athletic Performance.
Family Life
He married Lizzie Brenkus.
Associated With
One of Sport Science's most popular segments was when he went head-to-head with NFL running back Brandon Jacobs and got completely obliterated.
