I have been in touch with Tim Foggerty and will update the info he has for the Mr Canada 1970 and Mr Pacific Northwest 1970. I will provide him with photos as well.
Tim needs help from others to get information and sometimes that is difficult to acquire about contests held decades ago.
Ray Beck didn't have much money to promote the contest properly and I think he lost money on the show. Heck, he had to pay the IFBB a big fee, in those days, just to stage the contest. Roz and I helped Ray
with the contest and I was working for Ray at the time in one of his gyms. Would you believe he asked me to select the judges! That wasn't easy. I had to find guys who were independent, honest and who had integrity. I picked two guys I knew well. One of them voted for me and the other didn't. That was fine by me because the contest was close. I tried to get 15 judges but fell short. Most were ex local champions or guys with long experience training.
We can imagine what Goodrum will say about this! Too bad, it is all water under the bridge. Who knows what happened in other contests out there. The contest wasn't fixed but it wasn't right that a competitor picked the judges. That is Ray Beck's fault but he knew I would do the right thing and get guys who were independent and who didn't show any bias.
Too bad, Goodrum, I am not giving the trophy back! I am 100% honest about things I say about bodybuilding, contests, individuals, and gym equipment. Period.
We even went to pick the trophies and arrange for the engravings. We had the trophies at our place before the show and I had fun holding the Mr Canada trophy and having a photo taken. At the time we didn't know who was coming from back east so there was no way I had a clue about the outcome. It was a surprise at night when I was announced the winner.