John Grimek Mr America Mr USA Bodybuilding Photograph York Barbell Mr Universe
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John Grimek. Only 2 Time Mr America Mr America John Grimek posing for newspaper men at Madison Square Garden ,with one of his beautiful trophies,this award for winning the Mr America title was donated by Bernarr MacFadden,the father of physical culture in America . This is a reprint from my personal collection of the original Photograph,professionally printed on high quality photographic paper done in a lab.please note that my ebay name only appears on the scan and not on the actual photograph. 10 inches x 8 inches June 17, 1910 - November 20, 1998Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USAJohn Grimek is the only man ever to win the AAU Mr. America title more than once. His wins in 1940 and 1941 were so overwhelming that contest organizers from then on implemented the single-victory rule. Grimek exhibited a Herculean visage and was as strong as he looked - evidenced when he represented the United States as a weightlifter at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. In 1948, at 38 years of age, Grimek beat the young sensation Steve Reeves at the NABBA Mr. Universe in London. A year later, in his last contest, the AAU Mr. USA, he beat Reeves again - as well as Clarence Ross, George Eiferman and Armand Tanny - and retired from bodybuilding competition undefeated. Expert at controlling his muscles and agile in acrobatic posing moves, he possessed extreme
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