Author Topic: AAU Mister America - Discuss the AAU History  (Read 332415 times)

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Re: aau mister america aau thread.
« Reply #150 on: January 06, 2010, 01:46:58 PM »
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« Reply #151 on: January 07, 2010, 12:26:10 PM »
the 1979 mr a was ray mentzer born in 1953 died in 2001 a few days after his older brother mike.
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Re: aau mister america aau thread.
« Reply #152 on: January 07, 2010, 12:28:11 PM »
in 1971 ray placed 10 th in the teen age mr a above him were lou ferrigno in fourth and his brother mike. the winner was scott pace.
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Re: aau mister america aau thread.
« Reply #153 on: January 07, 2010, 12:30:21 PM »
from 71 till 78 ray bounced back and forth between the aau and ifbb going back to the aau mr in 78 and coming in sixth in his class. the next year he won. :(
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Re: aau mister america aau thread.
« Reply #154 on: January 07, 2010, 12:31:25 PM »
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Re: aau mister america aau thread.
« Reply #155 on: January 07, 2010, 12:34:00 PM »
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Re: aau mister america aau thread.
« Reply #156 on: January 07, 2010, 12:34:58 PM »
the 1980 winner was gary leonard.
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Re: aau mister america aau thread.
« Reply #157 on: January 07, 2010, 12:35:44 PM »
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Re: aau mister america aau thread.
« Reply #158 on: January 07, 2010, 12:36:46 PM »
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Re: aau mister america aau thread.
« Reply #159 on: January 07, 2010, 01:34:37 PM »
the 1980 winner was gary leonard.

funny
I recall thinking that Leonard should have won the year before
and the year he did win, Bronstin Austin,Jr. Should Have won....passariello and Baldwin won the other classes...this is when the show was carried on network 

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Re: aau mister america aau thread.
« Reply #160 on: January 08, 2010, 04:28:30 AM »
Outstanding Thread Funk!!!!!!!!!!!! theres alot of rare pictures in this thread and most showing the former Champs @ or near there best 8) 8) 8) 8)...the one thing that was certain back in the mid 60s etc was the aau were not (@ that particular time) too keen on Sergio Oliva winning the Actual MR America...one article i recall reading said that Sergio could not speak Proper English...and that to a degree was the reason why he wasnt yet "ready" to Win the America...i try dig it up and post it...absolutely bazaar.

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Re: aau mister america aau thread.
« Reply #161 on: January 08, 2010, 03:00:03 PM »
Outstanding Thread Funk!!!!!!!!!!!! theres alot of rare pictures in this thread and most showing the former Champs @ or near there best 8) 8) 8) 8)...the one thing that was certain back in the mid 60s etc was the aau were not (@ that particular time) too keen on Sergio Oliva winning the Actual MR America...one article i recall reading said that Sergio could not speak Proper English...and that to a degree was the reason why he wasnt yet "ready" to Win the America...i try dig it up and post it...absolutely bazaar.
yeah that and harold poole couldn't win because he stuttered, harold reportedly heard hoffman talking on the other side of the curtain saying no black or hispanic  is ever  going to win mister america as long as i have anything to do with it. if you read  a contest report it said poole flipped out after he got his second place trophy.
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« Reply #162 on: January 08, 2010, 03:01:59 PM »
the 1981 winner was tim belknap a diabetic born in 1958 still alive.
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Re: aau mister america aau thread.
« Reply #163 on: January 08, 2010, 03:03:00 PM »
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Re: aau mister america aau thread.
« Reply #164 on: January 08, 2010, 03:03:54 PM »
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Re: aau mister america aau thread.
« Reply #165 on: January 08, 2010, 03:04:56 PM »
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Re: aau mister america aau thread.
« Reply #166 on: January 08, 2010, 03:08:31 PM »
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Re: aau mister america aau thread.
« Reply #167 on: January 08, 2010, 03:11:55 PM »
1982 winner was rufus howard
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Re: aau mister america aau thread.
« Reply #168 on: January 08, 2010, 03:13:50 PM »
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« Reply #169 on: January 09, 2010, 12:12:40 PM »
the 1983 winner was jeff king
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Re: aau mister america aau thread.
« Reply #170 on: January 09, 2010, 12:13:53 PM »
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Re: aau mister america aau thread.
« Reply #171 on: January 09, 2010, 12:16:49 PM »
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Re: aau mister america aau thread.
« Reply #172 on: January 09, 2010, 12:19:46 PM »
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Re: aau mister america aau thread.
« Reply #173 on: January 09, 2010, 12:21:46 PM »
the 1984 winner was  joe meeko born in 1961 died in 2009 suicide.
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Re: aau mister america aau thread.
« Reply #174 on: January 09, 2010, 12:23:32 PM »
this guy had a legendary appetite for food, he once plugged up mike mentzer toilet.
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