1969 NABBA Mr. Universe

[Gym-Rat]

Great overview by John H, on this contest...

Feller w/out trophy looking butt-hurt, is that Calendar?

[Rusty Trombone]

Not a natty present in that distant past!

Yup it looks like Roy Calender

[wes]

Coe  was my idol back then....I just liked how he looked.

[sculpture]

That's a great retrospective there

Haislop definitely had the potential to reach the top

Citrone is based just down the road from me and is a legend in the North East of England. His protein bars that sold in the 90s and 00s were awful though. 50g protein apparently...

When I first started training in 2000 I met an old chap in my gym who competed at the competition. He's probably in one of the those photos on the video.

He said afterwards he went out for dinner with Arnold , Coe, Franco et al and went for steak. When Arnold's steak arrived apparently he said to the waiter he ordered steak and not a slice of bacon 

[Gym-Rat]

Coe  was my idol back then....I just liked how he looked.

Boyers a nice fucking guy too.
At one of the AOBS dinners we had the pleasure of spending the weekend w/ Boyer and Red Lerille.
He was called "The Southern Gentleman" and that he is, just pure class. Red also, great people...

[funk51]

Great overview by John H, on this contest...

Feller w/out trophy looking butt-hurt, is that Calendar?

Mr Universe - NABBA Overall Winners



1948 - John Grimek (Related Articles)

1950 - Steve Reeves (Related Articles)

1951 - Reg Park (Related Articles)

1952 - Mohamed Nasr (Related Articles)

1953 - Bill Pearl

1954 - Enrico Tomas (Related Articles)

1955 - Mickey Hargitay (Related Articles)

1956 - Ray Schaefer (Related Articles)

1957 - John Lees (Related Articles)

1958 - Earl Clark (Related Articles)

1959 - Len Sell (Related Articles)

1960 - Henry Downs (Related Articles)

1961 - Ray Routledge (Related Articles)

1962 - Joe Abbenda (Related Articles)

1963 - Tom Sansone (Related Articles)

1964 - John Hewlett (Related Articles)

1965 - Elmo Santiago (Related Articles)

1966 - Chester Yorton (Related Articles)

1967 - Arnold Schwarzenegger (Related Articles)

1968 - Dennis Tinerino (Related Articles)

1969 - Boyer Coe (Related Articles)

1970 - Frank Zane (Related Articles)

1971 - Ken Waller (Related Articles)

1972 - Elias Petsas (Related Articles)

1973 - Chris Dickerson

1974 - Roy Duval

1975 - Ian Lawrence

1976 - Shigeru Sugita    杉田茂

1977 - Bertil Fox (Related Articles)

1978 - Dave Johns

1979 - Ahmet Enünlü

1980 - Bill Richardson

1981 - John Brown

1982 - John Brown

1983 - Jeff King

1984 - Brian Buchanan

1985 - Tim Belknap

1986 - Charles Clairmonte

1987 - Basil Francis

1988 - Victor Terra

1989 - Matt DuFresne

1990 - Peter Reid

1991 - Rainer Gorbracht

1992 - Mustafa Mohammad

1993 - Dennis Francis

1994 - Nick Van Beeck

1995 - Grant Clemesha

1996 - Federico Focherini

1997 - Grant Thomas

1998 - Gary Lister

1999 - Franco Male

2000 - Sergei Ogorodnikov

2001 - Steffen Müller

2002 - Costantino Galeazzo

2003 - Hassan Alsaka

2004 - Steve Sinton

2005 - Charles Mario

2006 - Tomas Bures    (TomᚠBureš)

2007 - Orazio Salvatori

2008 - Lionel Beyeke

2009 - Martin Kasal

2010 - Miha Zupan

2011 - Paulo Lima Dos Santos

2012 - Andy Polhill

2013 - Lee Priest

2014 - Barney DuPlessis

2015 - Paul Stewart

2016 - Fabian Mayr

2017 - Lee Seung Chul

2018 - Loughlin Gannon

2019 - Jack Brooker                        it actually started in 1948.

[funk51]

 Universe - Pro - NABBA Overall Winners



1952 - Juan Ferrero (Related Articles)

1953 - Arnold Dyson

1954 - Jim Park (Related Articles)

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1979 - Bertil Fox

1980 - Tony Pearson

1981 - Robby Robinson

1982 - Edouard Kawak

1983 - Edouard Kawak

1984 - Edouard Kawak

1985 - Edouard Kawak

1986 - Lance Dreher

1987 - Olev Annus

1988 - Charles Clairmonte

1989 - Charles Clairmonte

1990 - Charles Clairmonte

1991 - Victor Terra

1992 - Peter Reid

1993 - Edouard Kawak

1994 - John Terilli

1995 - Brian Buchanan

1996 - Shaun Davis

1997 - Eddie Ellwood

1998 - Eddie Ellwood

1999 - Eddie Ellwood

2000 - Eddie Ellwood

2001 - Eddie Ellwood

2002 - Gary Lister

2003 - Gary Lister

2004 - Hassan Alsaka

2005 - Sergei Ogorodnikov

2006 - Steve Sinton

2007 - Orazio Salvatori

2008 - Alessandro Savi

2010 - Charles Mario

2014 - David Titterton

2016 - Tony Mount

2017 - Shaun Joseph-Tavernier

2018 - Lee Seung Chul

2019 - Josh Maley
the pro nabba mr u in 1952.

[The Scott]

Today's bodybuilding needs to be more like the '70s.  I recall reading that in the '70s only two guys made a "living" from being a bodybuilder and that was Arnold and Franco. I think they each made about $50,000 a year and that was from guest posing and selling their courses and money earned from advertising endorsements.

Bodybuilding isn't a profession per say. When someone says they're a professional bodybuilder it likely means they earned their "pro card" and that's that.    They had better have a real job or they'll wind up like Andreas Cahling or Bill Pettis and countless other "pros".

[wes]

Boyers a nice fucking guy too.
At one of the AOBS dinners we had the pleasure of spending the weekend w/ Boyer and Red Lerille.
He was called "The Southern Gentleman" and that he is, just pure class. Red also, great people...

Every interview I ever saw with Boyer he was just a laid back mellow guy.

Red Lerille had a great build too for his time......winning the Mr. America....Boyer was smart to have him as his mentor.

I saw him in Worcester eons ago at the Mr. Bay State I believe it was.......impresses ,me still to this very  day.....he looked simply incredible.

Looked small as Hell in a Golds gym warm-up suit but when he hit the stage I was awestruck !!

[Hypertrophy]

a young Boyer Coe- look at those legs