How come Chic? You were an east coast Goliath? I am sure that Bob Gruskin was in awe of you. Why didnt you go the path of the AAU and NABBA? You could have been NABBA Mr. Universe and AAU Mr. America by the mid 90's. Why didnt you go down the road of Jeff King, Victor Terra, Joe DeAngelis, Joe Meeko and the rest of the east coast greats? It is not as if you were a short man. You would have competed in the tall division. Not even the medium/tall. I want to know why?
Or were you too hell bent on competing against the Pat Lanzillo's and Richie Barretta's of the tri-state NPC kingdom?
I can easily answer this. Chick is not in the same league as the legends who have emblazoned their names onto the perpetuity of History in becoming champs in those divisions. Chick knew that he was genetically not all there, in terms of work ethic: just mediocre and in terms of drugs: over the top. Just look at the company Chick kept and continues to keep.
The IFBB is ideal for a second stringer like Chick. A place where ass kissing and the sacrifice of one's humanity will get you far. So in terms of dollars and cents, Chick is a big winner with the crumbs that the Weiders have thrown him. But BodyBuilding Immortality? Forget about it!