Author Topic: AAU Mister America - Discuss the AAU History (Read 333216 times)

njflex · « **Reply #227 on:** January 14, 2010, 04:56:32 PM »

funk great thread and the mr a came full circle from cleaner maybe early natural types,to full anabolic users,then to bill davey who may in fact been leaner and more ripped than pre seventies users but some of the older 50/60's mr a looked bigger,thicker,,,than davey,,funny,,,

johnny1 · « **Reply #228 on:** January 14, 2010, 07:55:28 PM »

Absolutely great thread Funk lots of rare shots of the past BB greats!

funk51 · « **Reply #229 on:** January 15, 2010, 01:23:29 PM »

thanks njflex and johnny 1 now noteables from the 50's. melvin wells, marvin eder, zabo koszewski, george paine, carlin venus,vic seipke, mickey hargitay, art zeller, leroy colbert, seymourkoenig, roger servin, lou degni,tony silipini, bud counts, bert elliot, ed holouchik, eddie silvestre, millard williamson, art harris, robert hinds, bruce randall, gene wells, len bosland, chuck sipes, charles collras, bill march, elmo santiago, to name but a few.

The ChemistV2 · « **Reply #230 on:** January 15, 2010, 01:25:12 PM »

You know what's funny..if someone here on Getbig posted a pic looking as muscular as this guy does from 1940, half the "experts" on here would claim he was juiced.

funk51 · « **Reply #231 on:** January 15, 2010, 01:31:18 PM »

the first bunch are guys who never won a mister america contest but went on to win mister u in the nabba or elsewhere.in this bunch aremickey hargitay placing 9th, 12th, 8th, 6thin 1955 mr a yet winning the nabba mr u beating out dick dubois the 1954 mr a winner.

funk51 · « **Reply #232 on:** January 15, 2010, 01:34:45 PM »

Quote from: funk51 on January 15, 2010, 01:31:18 PM

the first bunch are guys who never won a mister america contest but went on to win mister u in the nabba or elsewhere.in this bunch aremickey hargitay placing 9th, 12th, 8th, 6thin 1955 mr a yet winning the nabba mr u beating out dick dubois the 1954 mr a winner.

that's the best trophy i 've ever seen. more mickey.

funk51 · « **Reply #233 on:** January 15, 2010, 01:38:35 PM »

funk51 · « **Reply #234 on:** January 15, 2010, 01:44:21 PM »

next on this list is eddie silvestre he didn't place in the mra but won the 1959 ifbb mister universe.

funk51 · « **Reply #235 on:** January 15, 2010, 01:46:29 PM »

funk51 · « **Reply #236 on:** January 15, 2010, 01:51:11 PM »

next on this list is the famous bruce randall placed 13th in 56 than 6th in 57 then won the pro nabba mister universe in 1959, he was a barbell spokesperson and appeared all around the us i actually saw him in allentown pa promoting billard barbell at the time. he is most famous from going from 415 lbs down to 180 or so and then to 235 and winning mr u.

funk51 · « **Reply #237 on:** January 15, 2010, 01:52:24 PM »

funk51 · « **Reply #238 on:** January 15, 2010, 01:54:24 PM »

more br

funk51 · « **Reply #239 on:** January 15, 2010, 01:58:28 PM »

first pic is bruce at 280 doing tri pressdowns.

funk51 · « **Reply #240 on:** January 15, 2010, 02:00:30 PM »

next in this category is chuck sipes 9th in the 58 mr a , he won the ifbb mister u in 1960.

funk51 · « **Reply #241 on:** January 15, 2010, 02:03:18 PM »

chuck

funk51 · « **Reply #242 on:** January 15, 2010, 02:06:52 PM »

funk51 · « **Reply #243 on:** January 15, 2010, 02:10:29 PM »

the next in this category is elmo santiago 6 th in the a in 59 won nabba mister u in 1965.

funk51 · « **Reply #244 on:** January 15, 2010, 02:12:35 PM »

more elmo.

funk51 · « **Reply #245 on:** January 15, 2010, 02:16:38 PM »

last in this category is bill march 17 th in the mr a in 59 won the fich mr u in 65. bill was a great olympic lifter and military pressed 390 in near perfect form. see pic.

funk51 · « **Reply #246 on:** January 15, 2010, 02:19:58 PM »

more bill

funk51 · « **Reply #247 on:** January 15, 2010, 02:24:47 PM »

march was said to be one of dr. zeigler's early guinea pigs hoffman said gains were due to isometric work but the little blue pill probably had more to do with it.2nd pic is bill wo on the power rack useing the isometric principles.

funk51 · « **Reply #248 on:** January 15, 2010, 02:25:23 PM »

next up the movie stars.

funk51 · « **Reply #249 on:** January 16, 2010, 02:19:46 PM »

mickey hargitay had 19 credits including one hercules and one gladiator movie.