John Grimek was a Perth Amboy Jersey guy. Won the AAU Mr. America and Universe. He competed in the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany in Olympic lifting. He was a light heavy and should have won the Gold medal. They had a strange rule back then if you competed in a heavier class you could never compete in the lighter class again. Grimek tried in America to compete in the heavy weight class in America but found the light heavy is where he belonged. They made him compete in the Olympics in the unlimited heavy weight class where he was out weighed by a lot. He was in shape his whole life until he was challenged by a young punk to a squatting challenge in his 70's. He wrecked his hips in the challenge. Died around 80 in his sleep.
