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Title: Old School Bodybuilder Lawrence Samuel
Post by: Parker on June 29, 2014, 11:52:48 AM

I haven't heard of this dude.
Muscle bellies in the arms like Sergio
(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=153197.0;attach=174172;image)
(http://images.t-nation.com/forum_images/e/e/ee9c8-samuels.jpg)
(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=463022.0;attach=509749)
(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=463022.0;attach=509748)
(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=34150.0;attach=525789)

Title: Re: Old School Bodybuilder Larry Samuels
Post by: crownshep on June 29, 2014, 12:10:41 PM

Dan Lurie used to use him in his ads,guy had a great pysique.

Title: Re: Old School Bodybuilder Larry Samuels
Post by: funk51 on June 30, 2014, 11:15:12 AM

i think he died pretty young, used to use relatively light weights.

Title: Re: Old School Bodybuilder Larry Samuels
Post by: Royalty on June 30, 2014, 11:43:22 AM

Looks like a muscular version of Marcus Garvey

Title: Re: Old School Bodybuilder Larry Samuels
Post by: Parker on June 30, 2014, 01:15:24 PM

Quote from: funk51 on June 30, 2014, 11:15:12 AM

i think he died pretty young, used to use relatively light weights.

Is there anymore info on him?

Title: Re: Old School Bodybuilder Larry Samuels
Post by: funk51 on June 30, 2014, 02:48:35 PM

Quote from: Parker on June 30, 2014, 01:15:24 PM

Is there anymore info on him?

all i remember is there was one article in one of the hoffman mags either S and H or muscular developement probably MD. he won a few smaller contest . placed 9 th in aau mr a one year i think. he was said to be one of those guys who was more impressive just standing there relaxed than when  posing.

Title: Re: Old School Bodybuilder Larry Samuels
Post by: Sam on June 30, 2014, 06:55:15 PM

 :D
(http://tnation.t-nation.com/forum_images/auto/r/786x0/8/7//871796.1136407634534.big2.JPG)

Title: Re: Old School Bodybuilder Larry Samuels
Post by: timfogarty on June 30, 2014, 07:08:05 PM

helps to spell the name correctly: Lawrence Samuel

http://musclememory.com/show.php?a=Samuel,+Lawrence

1974

Mr America - AAU, 9th
Mr Apollo - AAU, Overall Winner
Mr East Coast - AAU, Medium, 3rd
Junior Mr America - AAU, Did not place
Mr North America - AAU, Winner
Mr World - AAU, Medium, 2nd

1975

Mr East Coast - AAU, Medium, 1st
Mr USA - AAU, 7th


two articles

Muscular Development   January 1975, page 20   Larry Samuel's Arm Routine   by Larry Samuel
Muscular Development   March 1975, page 24   Larry Samuel, Mr Hercules   by Bob Goodfellow

Note my table of contents database only goes up to 1975.  never got around to typing in the rest

Title: Re: Old School Bodybuilder Larry Samuels
Post by: wes on June 30, 2014, 07:10:31 PM

Read the articles on him back then......thought he would go far but just disappeared.

Title: Re: Old School Bodybuilder Larry Samuels
Post by: Parker on June 30, 2014, 07:43:21 PM

Quote from: timfogarty on June 30, 2014, 07:08:05 PM

helps to spell the name correctly: Lawrence Samuel

http://musclememory.com/show.php?a=Samuel,+Lawrence

1974

Mr America - AAU, 9th
Mr Apollo - AAU, Overall Winner
Mr East Coast - AAU, Medium, 3rd
Junior Mr America - AAU, Did not place
Mr North America - AAU, Winner
Mr World - AAU, Medium, 2nd

1975

Mr East Coast - AAU, Medium, 1st
Mr USA - AAU, 7th


two articles

Muscular Development   January 1975, page 20   Larry Samuel's Arm Routine   by Larry Samuel
Muscular Development   March 1975, page 24   Larry Samuel, Mr Hercules   by Bob Goodfellow

Note my table of contents database only goes up to 1975.  never got around to typing in the rest

I saw a pic of his while looking for Bill Pettis, and people had mentioned Larry Samuels, multiple times. So, I didn't think to look up musclememeory.

Title: Re: Old School Bodybuilder Lawrence Samuel
Post by: Rambone on June 30, 2014, 08:11:19 PM

Quote from: Parker on June 29, 2014, 11:52:48 AM

(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=463022.0;attach=509749)

That's not Aaron Baker!

Title: Re: Old School Bodybuilder Lawrence Samuel
Post by: Marty Champions on June 30, 2014, 08:47:31 PM

he died from too much steak

Title: Re: Old School Bodybuilder Lawrence Samuel
Post by: THE ARS on June 30, 2014, 08:50:34 PM

Quote from: Marty Champions on June 30, 2014, 08:47:31 PM

he died from too much steak

Yeah, he's dead.