I don't know. The only big ones I won were the Nationals in 83', American Cup in 83' and Worlds in 86'. There were a few small ones. In my very first I took third but should have had 1st. I beat 3 or 4 ex-world champs. I was going to quit after that then Ric Zumwalt chased me down in the parking lot and told me how good I was and I should stay in so I did. I didn't really take it so seriously like other guys. They had weekely get togethers and practiiced all the time. All I did was lift and practice my start. I almost always started late so ended up having to bring guys back. Nowadays the guys are defintiey allot stronger but not bigger. It really grew. It was smaller back then even though our world championships for the IAC is still the biggest armwrestling tournament ever. We spent $5 million in one year promnoting armwreestling. All from sponsors. The movie Over the Top set a record and started a trend in product placing. It raised clsoe to $40 million in product placement money. At the end of the movie when SLy is driving in the truck with Brut on the side of the trailer They paid $5 million for that placememnt. Monimum was $150,000. Like the hat Sly wore, which he got from me they paid $150,000. Alka Seltzer paid I think $1 million tohave Bruce Wey drink it after he drinks the motor oil. Do yo remember Superman 1 or 2 when Nuclear Man (which I read for and got two call backs) got thrown through the Burger King (i think or Jack in the box) billboard. They paid $1 million for that placement. EIther one of the two decided not to do it because they didnt want the billboard to explode.. A little trivia for you. I know this because? I had an office at the Cannon Films offices where my partner Marvin Cohen who owned the IAC with me was the head of marketing for Cannon Films. So I was there almost everyday.
