1978 Mr. Universe Contest

[Coach is Back!]

I remember when bodybuilders actually trained.

[Cableguy]

I remember seeing that on Wide World Of Sports I believe.

[Coach is Back!]

I remember seeing that on Wide World Of Sports I believe.

Yup...me too!

[Cableguy]

Well, we're the same age Joe. It was cool that bodybuilding actually got network TV coverage back then! I was just starting to train, and bodybuilding was actually inspiring in those days. I never competed like you, but it pushed me to aspire to have a better physique, especially since I was an ecto and not particularly blessed genetically.

[Powerlift66]

I remember when bodybuilders actually trained.

And didnt look like retarded, bloat bags of oil, insulin, etc...

[Julio Ceasar]

Watching this picture make me aware how small this dudes actually was...this is not a big dude at all. Shot and narrow...he got some dense muscles though!

This is small kid complex! A tall natural well build teen would dwarf him just by sniffinf on some dbols

Once a midget, always a midget. Faschinating how tall guys always will be Superior to short guys...

[crownshep]

Thought you meant the 78 Nabba Universe with Casey.

[orion]

I remember seeing that on Wide World Of Sports I believe.

I remember this too on Wide World of Sports although I thought it was later and the Olympia  I remember a camera crew following Mentzer around in a hospital.  Mentzer claimed to be a med student or am I remembering it wrong?

[oldtimer1]

I think he had 3 years in pre med before quitting. What was he doing in the hospital? Maybe mopping the floors?

[Natural_O]

That picture of Mentzer is from the North America, not the Universe. The 1978 Universe took place in Acapulco, Mexico and Mentzer, Platz and Carlos Rodriquez were the class winners.

[BB]

Hbo actually covered bodybuilding in the early days too -

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And a more recent look at schmoing by Hbo -

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[Coach is Back!]

Watching this picture make me aware how small this dudes actually was...this is not a big dude at all. Shot and narrow...he got some dense muscles though!

This is small kid complex! A tall natural well build teen would dwarf him just by sniffinf on some dbols

Once a midget, always a midget. Faschinating how tall guys always will be Superior to short guys...

Sure. Whatever you say.

[Voice of Doom]

Thought you meant the 78 Nabba Universe with Casey.

That rear lat spread looks great except for the abs.

[Hurricane Beef !]

I remember when bodybuilders actually trained.

That pic  was from the North Americans. 78 universe was in Acapulco.

THE BEEF