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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: Nails on July 25, 2012, 04:18:53 PM
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Where is it at? I been to the ProFootball, Baseball, Basketball , Boxing, Still have not made it to the traveling Wrestling hall of fame during Wrestlemania, but where is the Bodybuilding Hall of fame at??
http://www.flexonline.com/general-news/kevin-levrone-2009-hall-fame-inductee (http://www.flexonline.com/general-news/kevin-levrone-2009-hall-fame-inductee)
Kevin Levrone - 2009 Hall of Fame Inductee
(http://www.ifbbpro.com/wp-content/uploads/image/halloffame/KevinLevrone1.jpg)
Born: July 16, 1965, in Baltimore, Maryland
The requisite five-year waiting period after retirement from IFBB competition has passed, and we can finally induct one of the top competitors ever to grace an IFBB posing dais; Kevin Levrone. The Maryland Muscle Machine’s impressive 20 wins out of 64 contests, and a total of 50 showings within the top three, more than qualify him for Hall of Fame membership.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, on July 16, 1965, Kevin Mark Levrone was the youngest of six children in a family of two brothers and three sisters, the eldest of which is 17 years older than Kevin. His Italian father and African-American mother, sadly, would not live to witness any of their son’s IFBB triumphs. At age 10 (the year his father passed), Levrone began fooling around with his elder brother’s barbell, but followed no serious routine. His mother died in December 1989, a little more than two years before Kevin did battle in the IFBB.
In 1990, Levrone sold his construction business to construct instead what some aver is the best body to have never won the Mr. Olympia. He won his first contest at 23 when, in his hometown, he was declared Mr. Colossus (1989); the following year, he became NPC Maryland State champion. The door to the pros opened for him after his November 1991 overall win at the NPC Nationals in Pittsburgh. In May 1992, Levrone placed third in his plunge into the pro ranks at the Chicago Invitational, won by Porter Cottrell. A week later, at the Night of Champions, Levrone won and Cottrell carried away second place. A few months later (still in his rookie year) he was runner-up to Dorian Yates at the 1992 Mr. Olympia. Levrone would eventually flex his muscles in 25 American cities and 38 cities overseas spread among 12 countries.
Levrone told FLEX in May 1999 that his long-term goal was to win 20 pro shows – he met that goal and managed top five in all events save for two (once in 1997 and 2003). No one who has competed in 50 IFBB pro events comes close to his feat of top three placings in that number of contests. Not bad for someone who famously took it easy for long stretches of the offseason, putting training intensity on the back burner as he allowed his body to recover.
Of all his contests, perhaps the one that stands out most is one he didn’t win. In 2002, a rejuvenated Levrone came out of seemingly nowhere to push champion Ronnie Coleman to the limit, as Coleman went for the fifth of his eight Mr. O titles. Big Ronnie may have been the one to take the title home that night in Vegas, but many in the audience saw it going the other way.
Levrone had many interests outside of bodybuilding, including leading his band, Fulblown, and pursuing an acting career. After the 2003 Show of Strength in Atlanta, Levrone finished third and hung up the trunks to focus on his other pursuits full-time. Gone from the bodybuilding stage, yes, but as an all-time great, he will never be forgotten among the muscle masses.
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BBing hall of fame exists in this persons trailer
(http://www.betternetworker.com/files/imagecache/gallery_full/usergalleries/40685/sidechest.gif)
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BBing hall of fame exists in this persons trailer
(http://www.betternetworker.com/files/imagecache/gallery_full/usergalleries/40685/sidechest.gif)
Mandatory side-scowl.
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;Dyork always had a hall of fame.weiders is next to the imaginary research clinic
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so this is at Weiders back yard funk ???
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in coopers town they have curt schillings bloody sock, i wonder if weider has Anolds Oil soaked trunks from all his olympias
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Mandatory side-scowl.
Sorry I'll be moving to a new home sometime next year....But the IFBB can rent it out if they like.
ANABOLIC MAYHEM
http://www.anabolicmayhem.com
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the Pro Boxing HOF is a fucking joke, its a trailer in the middle of nowhere New York LOOOOL
dont even waste your time, they dont have shit in the main trailer, outside in the barn they have the ring from madison square garden when ALi fought most of his fights, other then that its a complete waste of time
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It's at the peak of Olympus Mons which is why most people don't know about it.
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The York Hall of Fame was a major one.
Right now, if I had to pick a place to add it on to, it would be the Stark Center at the University of Texas, it's the largest collection of physical culture/strength sports memorabilia in the U.S. , maybe the world -
http://www.starkcenter.org/ .
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the Pro Boxing HOF is a fucking joke, its a trailer in the middle of nowhere New York LOOOOL
dont even waste your time, they dont have site, outside in the barn they have the ring from madison square garden when ALi fought most of his fights, other then that its a complete waste of time
That's an absolute shame. 200 plus years of history with that sport.
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It's in a certain hotel, behind an ice machine..
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i was there
i cried
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so this is at Weiders back yard funk ???
pics are probaby from when weider was based in the new york, new jersey area before he moved to the mecca of callyfornicartea ;D
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LMFAO ;D ;D
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What about a Bodybuilding HALL OF FAIL.......
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Is there a "Schmoe Wing" or some "G4P memorabilia" ?? ??? ???
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Is there a "Schmoe Wing" or some "G4P memorabilia" ?? ??? ???
There's even an interactive "ice machine experience"...
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Sorry I'll be moving to a new home sometime next year....But the IFBB can rent it out if they like.
ANABOLIC MAYHEM
http://www.anabolicmayhem.com
Will not visit, name not "hardcore" enough
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http://ifbb.com/halloffame/ (http://ifbb.com/halloffame/)
LOL the first two Inductees
Ben Weider, OC, CStJ, CQ, PhD
IFBB Founder & Honorary Life President
(http://www.ifbb.com/halloffame/images/BenWeider1.jpg)
Joe Weider
Trainer of Champions since 1936
(http://www.ifbb.com/halloffame/images/JoeWeider1.jpg)
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Joe Weider:Trainer of Champions since 1936 ?.
* He was about 16yo in 1936, right !.
* Which one/s Champion/s he trained in 1936 ?????, names please !.
* Steve Stanko was the 1st real Champion (Mr.Universe 1947),John Grimek Mr.U '48 (Health & Strenght version),Steve Revees Mr.U '50
(NABBA version).
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Funk 51, any images of Steve Stanko's statue there ?.
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so this is at Weiders back yard funk ???
O, by the way where is Joe Weider/Roby Robinsons bronze bust ;D.
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Joe Weider:Trainer of Champions since 1936 ?.
* He was about 16yo in 1936, right !.
* Which one/s Champion/s he trained in 1936 ?????, names please !.
* Steve Stanko was the 1st real Champion (Mr.Universe 1947),John Grimek Mr.U '48 (Health & Strenght version),Steve Revees Mr.U '50
(NABBA version).
he was probably just teaching the neighborhood ruffians "proper technique" when picking up scrap metal out of the junkyard for stronger muscles. That was likely the extent of his "training" at that age but to his credit the beginnings of the magazine that would later become "Muscle and Fitness began right around that time.
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Joe Weider:Trainer of Champions since 1936 ?.
* He was about 16yo in 1936, right !.
* Which one/s Champion/s he trained in 1936 ?????, names please !.
He taught Adolf how to upright row properly...
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He taught Adolf how to upright row properly...
Joseph is Polish Jew ;D.
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It's in a certain hotel, behind an ice machine..
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! actually "next to" ;D
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Very impressive list of scientists was employed there:Dr.Frankenstein,Dr.Who,Dr.Jekyll & Mr.Hyde,Dr.Moreau & Dr.Mengele !.
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Funk 51, any images of Steve Stanko's statue there ?.
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Thanks Funk, I wonder where is Steve Stanko's Mr.Universe trophy ?.
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That York HOF looks like a great place to visit.
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Thanks Funk, I wonder where is Steve Stanko's Mr.Universe trophy ?.
no clue but i know where a lot of the stuff from bob hoffman's personal gym went. they are at a member of ironhistory.com's home. ;D
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That York HOF looks like a great place to visit.
i've been there like 5 times starting when i was a kid buying my first weights... i stop in whenever i'm in the area, they still sell weights and exer equipment in the store area located in the same building as the hall of fame.
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Ha!
I'd definitely say Ron lost mad weight. Congrats, Ron. You still have a bit of a double-chin, but I think that's in part from you overusing the "thinking man's pose" ;)
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in coopers town they have curt schillings bloody sock, i wonder if weider has Anolds Oil soaked trunks from all his olympias
I believe Lee Priest paid 10G's for those very soiled trucks of Arnolds that Lee display's on his ceiling above his bed for easy sniffing access.
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I believe Lee Priest paid 10G's for those very soiled trucks of Arnolds that Lee display's on his ceiling above his bed for easy sniffing access.
Or course he needs a step ladder to reach them.
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;D
stanko posing for statue.
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O, by the way where is Joe Weider/Roby Robinsons bronze bust ;D.
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It would be interesting if somebody have a photo of Joseph Weider at the NABBA Mr.Universe (he was 5th in his class).
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:( your wish is my command.
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;D and the famous weider pants shot.