John Grimek | |
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Bodybuilder | |
Personal info | |
Nickname | "The Monarch of Muscledom" "The Glow" |
Born | Perth Amboy, New Jersey | June 17, 1910
Died | November 20, 1998[1] York, Pennsylvania | (aged 88)
Height | 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m) |
Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Professional career | |
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Successor | Steve Reeves |
John Carroll Grimek (June 17, 1910[2] – November 20, 1998) was an American bodybuilder and weightlifter active in the 1930s and 1940s. Grimek was Mr. America in 1940 and 1941, and Mr. Universe in 1948.[3][4] In 1949, he won his last contest, the AAU Mr. USA,[4] against a field that included Steve Reeves, Clarence Ross, George Eiferman, and Armand Tanny. Grimek retired from bodybuilding undefeated.[5] Throughout his career he carried the nicknames "the Monarch of Muscledom" and "the Glow."[6][7]
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