Author Topic: RIP - Vince Comerford (Read 26973 times)

Coach is Back! · « **on:** April 10, 2014, 09:32:27 PM »

Lonnie Teper just announced it on FB

From Lonnie Teper -->

Horrific news out of Die Hard Gym in Peoria, Az: according to gym owner Timothy Sparkes, Vince Comerford passed away today at the facility around 2:30 pm. According to Sparkes, he was sleeping in the break room in the back of the gym when Sparkes found him unresponsive.Timothy started CPR, and co-workers called 911, but it was too late. Sparkes said Vince has been suffering from some major health issues of late, and didn't look good when he came in around 7:30 am. Cause of death not known at this point. I did several major interviews with Vince for IRON MAN in the late 80s and early 90s, and named him the New Blond Myth for his huge guns. He won the Middleweight class at the 1987 Nationals, when Shawn Ray took the Overall. Vince finished third in the first-ever IRON MAN Pro in 1990 (won by Ray) before eventually signing with the short-lived WBF. He told me he suffered from heart ailments, but was recovered and planning to come to my West Coast Classic in June. I hadn't seen Vince in decades, would have been great. More details to come. Vince was 52. RIP.

240 is Back · « **Reply #1 on:** April 10, 2014, 09:35:13 PM »

musclecenter · « **Reply #2 on:** April 10, 2014, 09:36:56 PM »

quote from LT's fb

Horrific news out of Die Hard Gym in Peoria, Az: according to gym owner Timothy Sparkes, Vince Comerford passed away today at the facility around 2:30 pm. According to Sparkes, he was sleeping in the break room in the back of the gym when Sparkes found him unresponsive.Timothy started CPR, and co-workers called 911, but it was too late. Sparkes said Vince has been suffering from some major health issues of late, and didn't look good when he came in around 7:30 am. Cause of death not known at this point. I did several major interviews with Vince for IRON MAN in the late 80s and early 90s, and named him the New Blond Myth for his huge guns. He won the Middleweight class at the 1987 Nationals, when Shawn Ray took the Overall. Vince finished third in the first-ever IRON MAN Pro in 1990 (won by Ray) before eventually signing with the short-lived WBF. He told me he suffered from heart ailments, but was recovered and planning to come to my West Coast Classic in June. I hadn't seen Vince in decades, would have been great. More details to come. Vince was 52. RIP.

The Ugly · « **Reply #3 on:** April 10, 2014, 09:43:09 PM »

Fuck, another one. I remember this guy.

hazbin · « **Reply #4 on:** April 10, 2014, 09:45:17 PM »

damn, the blond myth gone. crazy. wasn't he around 50-55?

Fortress · « **Reply #5 on:** April 10, 2014, 09:46:07 PM »

Well, that recent video someone posted of him at some expo kinda shocked me, to be honest. I mean, yeah, I hadn't seen a pic of him in, what, 15-odd years? But still, he didn't look too great.

Too bad.

Another one dies before hitting a senior age.

musclecenter · « **Reply #6 on:** April 10, 2014, 09:51:48 PM »

Wolfox · « **Reply #7 on:** April 10, 2014, 10:05:58 PM »

io856 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 10, 2014, 10:20:57 PM »

huge biceps

no one · « **Reply #9 on:** April 10, 2014, 10:36:47 PM »

he died for us bitches.

panos32 · « **Reply #10 on:** April 10, 2014, 11:04:23 PM »

when will these people learn their lesson
continuing to use drugs up to 50+ years old because letting go is just too much to handle emotionally

i guess letting go of your life is better....

WalterWhite · « **Reply #11 on:** April 10, 2014, 11:18:16 PM »

Shawn Ray interviewed him in 2012 and he discussed his heart failure at length and the drug abuse that nearly killed him at an even younger age.

This is the link to the long interview.

http://forums.musculardevelopment.com/showthread.php/124335-1987-NPC-Middleweight-Champion-The-Vince-Comerford-Interview

Fallsview · « **Reply #12 on:** April 10, 2014, 11:37:04 PM »

If I recall correctly, didn't he miss the WBF Contest "due to a grave illness" as announced by Mean Gene Okerland? Could this be the same illness responsible for taking his life today?

Sad.

STAY POSITIVE!!!!!

WalterWhite · « **Reply #13 on:** April 10, 2014, 11:56:09 PM »

Quote from: Fallsview on April 10, 2014, 11:37:04 PM

If I recall correctly, didn't he miss the WBF Contest "due to a grave illness" as announced by Mean Gene Okerland? Could this be the same illness responsible for taking his life today?

Sad.

STAY POSITIVE!!!!!

He said he had heart failure and that does not go away.

Fallsview · « **Reply #14 on:** April 11, 2014, 12:03:11 AM »

Quote from: WalterWhite on April 10, 2014, 11:56:09 PM

He said he had heart failure and that does not go away.

So he was battling this for awhile. It looks as though he still was using and if so...vanity means more than life? This was a suicide.

STAY POSITVE!!!!!!

Army of One · « **Reply #15 on:** April 11, 2014, 02:27:50 AM »

I thought this was the Vince Goodrum spoof account, leaving relieved

da_vinci · « **Reply #16 on:** April 11, 2014, 03:17:27 AM »

Quote from: panos32 on April 10, 2014, 11:04:23 PM

when will these people learn their lesson
continuing to use drugs up to 50+ years old because letting go is just too much to handle emotionally

i guess letting go of your life is better....

Never. Because sometimes it's a success story, ala R.Robinson and alikes... Everyone hopes it will turn out the same for them too. The problem is - not everyone has the genes to be it that way... A gamble.

hipolito mejia · « **Reply #17 on:** April 11, 2014, 03:30:30 AM »

Very sad news. Vince was very popular and charismatic late 80's/ early 90s.

One of first IFBB BB to be featured on ESPN. with outstanding reaction from mainstream audience.

He even made the cover Of Flex mag ( something that legend Sergio Oliva couldn't do) and had a great response from readers. And this was when Flex was the most popular mag around.

RIP.

Skorp1o · « **Reply #18 on:** April 11, 2014, 03:34:53 AM »

Looks like he stayed on a good dose of juice....when you get old things don't pan out well taking into consideration decades of heavy usage before.

It really sucks to die at 50ish when our retirement age is 65 and people are living to an average of 82.

mik1111 · « **Reply #19 on:** April 11, 2014, 03:48:29 AM »

flies

wes · « **Reply #20 on:** April 11, 2014, 03:53:02 AM »

He was a very impressive bodybuilder when he first hit the scene.

RIP

wes · « **Reply #21 on:** April 11, 2014, 04:20:07 AM »

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Thick Nick · « **Reply #22 on:** April 11, 2014, 04:23:22 AM »

Met him once in Atlantic City. I forget what show it was, but AC is only like an hour away for me, so we went to see it. He was actually out on the floor gambling. He was a nice guy to talk too. I wished him luck in the show, talked lifting for a few minutes etc. He was very short... I'm 5'6 and he was smaller then me.

PIP

Ronnie Rep · « **Reply #23 on:** April 11, 2014, 04:23:54 AM »

RIP Blond Myth!

da_vinci · « **Reply #24 on:** April 11, 2014, 04:36:10 AM »

I still find it funny when very short people get THAT jacked. Lol... Only thing to do to a "full success" in a case like that is to try to avoid taking pics while standing near people of a normal height so at least in pics one could be seen as "bigger than life".

Author Topic: RIP - Vince Comerford (Read 26973 times)

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