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funk51 · « **Reply #1050 on:** January 18, 2024, 04:38:07 AM »

funk51 · « **Reply #1051 on:** January 24, 2024, 09:40:45 AM »

Joe Abbenda would win the 1962 NABBA Mr. Universe. (See my coverage of his life on the August 2, 2023, post on him winning the 1962 AAU Mr. America title.)
It was not a run away win as you can see by the competition below:
Tall
1 Joe Abbenda (United States)
2 Adrian Heryet (England)
3 Didier Goetgebuer (Belgium)
4 Hossein Shokouh (Iran)
5 Christian Barreau (France)
6 Geoffrey Whitaker (England)
Medium
1 John Hewlett (England)
2 Harry Henry (Grenada)
3 Beresford Morris (Jamaica)
4 Raymond Garnett (England)
5 Louis Lanhove (Belgium)
6 David Stroud (England)
Short
1 Clancy Ang (Malaysia)
2 Ronald Sterlington (United States)
3 Ronald Steinwall (Sri Lanka)
4 Phil Wood (Barbados)
5 Mohamed Umar Butt (Pakistan)
6 Ted Gutteridge (England)
Details of his win are covered by Oscar Heidenstam in the December 1962 issue of Iron Man magazine:
“Three classes, everyone a tough one, and with 16 to 20 competitors in each.
The under 5'6" were truly terrific. The "scintillating" Clancy Ang of Malaya, as he was described, who was second in this class last year, was a convincing winner. Taking into consideration racial characteristics and the fact that this lad has small bone structure, his physique is nothing short of fantastic. Second and not far behind was an unknown quantity, and what a surprise he proved to be-Ronald Sterlington, USA. A truly rugged man, but a little light in the legs. A magnificent achievement for anyone seeing the opposition. Third was a very symmetrical and muscular Ronald Steinwall, current Mr. Ceylon; fourth a West Indian, Phil Wood; fifth a Pakistani, Umar Butt, twice runner-up in the Mr. Asia contest and four times Mr. Pakistan. Our own Mr. Britain runner-up took sixth place. He is Ted Gutteridge. Such was the standard.
CLASS 2-Showed us for the fourth time a magnificent John Hewlett, of London, a great winner. John is a former Mr. Britain and one of our most modest and strongest physique men. He must surely take the Universe title one year! Business never allows him to train quite as he would like. Second was Harry Henry of Granada, one of our most stalwart triers, who took second place to Enrico Tomas when he won his title in 1956! Third place went to Beresford Morris of Jamaica; fourth to an English newcomer and a very promising one, Ray Garnett; fifth was a Belgian, Louis Lanhove, and sixth, our current Mr. Britain, David Stroud, which says something for the overall standard. And so to Class 1 for men over 5'9". Here we were to see Joe Abbenda, whom we felt was probably a great deal better than his pictures and he surely was! Also Hossein Shokough, well known to us and one we expected to be well in the running. But we had our own Adrian Heryet, former Mr. Britain, who has twice before been runner-up in this class, and was looking magnificent. A very hard man to beat. There was also an up and coming and very formidable Belgian, Didier Goetgebuer, current Mr. Belgium, and a score of other top men.
It was when Joe Abbenda came to pose that we were all amazed, and his back must be truly one of the greatest ever. Joe was a worried man though when he saw the opposition. Second again was Adrian Heryet; third was the Belgian, Didier Goetgebuer, and fourth Hossein Shokough, like Sam Martin in the professionals, never realising the standard would be so high. Hossein said he will come again in top form and we hope he will. Fifth was Christain Barreau of France, twice Mr. Europe winner, and sixth was one of our own newcomers, Geoffrey Whitaker, who
Vote for the Amateur title lay between three class winners, and although John Hewlett took two of the votes, Joe Abbenda took the rest to be an outstanding and very popular winner.”
Thus Joe Abbenda became still another Mr. America to claim the NABBA Mr. Universe title.

funk51 · « **Reply #1052 on:** January 24, 2024, 09:43:09 AM »

1959

Mr New York City - AAU, Tall, 3rd
Teen Mr America - AAU, Winner

1960

Mr America - AAU, 5th
Mr New York City - AAU, 2nd
Mr New York City - AAU, Tall, 2nd

1961

Mr America - AAU, 2nd

1962

Mr America - AAU, Winner
Mr America - AAU, Most Muscular, 3rd
Junior Mr America - AAU, East Overall Winner
Mr Universe - NABBA, Overall Winner
Mr Universe - NABBA, Tall, 1st

1963

Universe - Pro - NABBA, Overall Winner
Universe - Pro - NABBA, Tall, 1st

Magazines

1962 June   Vol 91, Num 13   Health and Strength
1962 June   Vol 21, Num 5   IronMan
1962 November   Vol 91, Num 22   Health and Strength
1962 November   Vol 91, Num 23   Health and Strength
1962 November       Strength and Health
1963 October   Vol 92, Num 21   Health and Strength
1964 February   Vol 93, Num 3   Health and Strength
1964 September   Vol 1, Num 9   Muscular Development
1965 July       Strength and Health
1966 September   Vol 95, Num 18   Health and Strength
1962 Mr America - AAU

1    Joe Abbenda
2    Harold Poole
3    Hugo Labra
4    Vern Weaver
5    Vic Seipke
6    Mike Ferraro
7    William Stathes
8    Bill Seno
9    Joe Lazzaro (1)
10    Kenny Hall
11    Joseph Simon
12    Joseph LaPorta
13    Ralph Kleiner
14    Tuny Monday
15    Billy LeMacks
16    Carl Stelzen
17    Steve Sakoulos
18    Norman Bedell
19    Jerry Doettrel
20    Gary Steuer
21    Chester Yorton
22    Robert Girard
23    Robert Herzong
24    Jack Allen

Most Muscular
1    Harold Poole
2    Hugo Labra
3    Joe Abbenda
3    Vern Weaver

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funk51 · « **Reply #1054 on:** January 30, 2024, 04:44:37 AM »

ADDENDUM: THE PRO BODYBUILDER DEATHS (AGES & CAUSES)
Baitollah Abbaspour (36, complications from vasculitis), Agathoklis Agathokleous (33, cancer), Art Atwood (37, heart attack), Mohammed Benaziza (33, heart failure), Leon Brown (74, liver cancer), Mario Carrier (54, unreleased), Gianluca Catapano (47, natural causes), Franco Columbu (78, heart attack), Ed Corney (85, brain aneurism), Vince Cummerford (52, heart attack), Nelson Da Silva (51, unreleased), Miroslaw Daszkiewicz (60, natural causes: chronic disease), David Dearth (55, heart attack), Chris Dickerson (82, pneumonia after a heart ailment), Greg DeFerro (53, heart failure), Paul DeMayo (37, heroin overdose), Dave Draper (79, heart failure), Nasser El Sonbaty (47, kidney failure), Johnny Fuller (62, leukemia), Josef Grolmus (59, unreleased), Pavel Grolmus (37, murder), Jose Guzman (61, natural causes), Phil Hernon (55, sudden decline/chronic kidney disease), Frank Hillebrand (45, heart attack), Dave Johns (40, Valley Fever), Eduardo Kawak (47, heart attack), Rod Koontz (64, kidney cancer), Greg Kovacs (44, heart attack), Kent Kuehn (85, natural causes), Reg Lewis (85, unreleased), Mike Matarazzo (48, heart failure), Dallas McCarver (26, heart attack), Cedric McMillan (44, heart attack), Ray McNeil (29, murder), Mike Mentzer (49, heart failure), Ray Mentzer (47, kidney failure), Steve Michalik (63, suicide), Andreas Münzer (31, multiple organ failure), Serge Nubret (72, natural causes), Sergio Oliva (71, kidney failure), Bill Pettis (69, accidental: drowning), Harold Poole (70, natural causes), Tom Prince (52, cancer), Jorma Raty (60, heart attack), Shawn Rhoden (46, heart attack), Carlos Rodriguez (46, stomach cancer), Don Ross (48, heart attack), Salvador Ruiz (68, leukemia), Heinz Sallmayer (32, heart failure, linked to diuretic use), Luke Sandoe (31, heart failure), Sonny Schmidt (50, cancer), Larry Scott (75, Alzheimer’s), Daniele Seccarecci (32, heart attack), Mike Sheridan (51, undisclosed), Chuck Sipes (60, suicide), Daryl Stafford (59, heart attack), Wilfred Sylvester (64, Alzheimer’s), Ron Teufel (45, liver disease), Dennis Tinerino (64, stomach cancer), Ed Van Amsterdam (40, heart attack), Casey Viator (62, heart attack), Derrick Whitsett (37, heart attack), Jusup Wilkosz (71, unreleased), Scott Wilson (67, skin cancer), Luke Wood (35, failed kidney transplant), Don Youngblood (51, heart attack)

Gym Rat · « **Reply #1055 on:** January 30, 2024, 04:44:43 AM »

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funk51 · « **Reply #1056 on:** January 30, 2024, 12:16:42 PM »

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joswift · « **Reply #1058 on:** January 31, 2024, 03:41:42 AM »

Quote from: funk51 on January 30, 2024, 04:44:37 AM

ADDENDUM: THE PRO BODYBUILDER DEATHS (AGES & CAUSES)
Baitollah Abbaspour (36, complications from vasculitis), Agathoklis Agathokleous (33, cancer), Art Atwood (37, heart attack), Mohammed Benaziza (33, heart failure), Leon Brown (74, liver cancer), Mario Carrier (54, unreleased), Gianluca Catapano (47, natural causes), Franco Columbu (78, heart attack), Ed Corney (85, brain aneurism), Vince Cummerford (52, heart attack), Nelson Da Silva (51, unreleased), Miroslaw Daszkiewicz (60, natural causes: chronic disease), David Dearth (55, heart attack), Chris Dickerson (82, pneumonia after a heart ailment), Greg DeFerro (53, heart failure), Paul DeMayo (37, heroin overdose), Dave Draper (79, heart failure), Nasser El Sonbaty (47, kidney failure), Johnny Fuller (62, leukemia), Josef Grolmus (59, unreleased), Pavel Grolmus (37, murder), Jose Guzman (61, natural causes), Phil Hernon (55, sudden decline/chronic kidney disease), Frank Hillebrand (45, heart attack), Dave Johns (40, Valley Fever), Eduardo Kawak (47, heart attack), Rod Koontz (64, kidney cancer), Greg Kovacs (44, heart attack), Kent Kuehn (85, natural causes), Reg Lewis (85, unreleased), Mike Matarazzo (48, heart failure), Dallas McCarver (26, heart attack), Cedric McMillan (44, heart attack), Ray McNeil (29, murder), Mike Mentzer (49, heart failure), Ray Mentzer (47, kidney failure), Steve Michalik (63, suicide), Andreas Münzer (31, multiple organ failure), Serge Nubret (72, natural causes), Sergio Oliva (71, kidney failure), Bill Pettis (69, accidental: drowning), Harold Poole (70, natural causes), Tom Prince (52, cancer), Jorma Raty (60, heart attack), Shawn Rhoden (46, heart attack), Carlos Rodriguez (46, stomach cancer), Don Ross (48, heart attack), Salvador Ruiz (68, leukemia), Heinz Sallmayer (32, heart failure, linked to diuretic use), Luke Sandoe (31, heart failure), Sonny Schmidt (50, cancer), Larry Scott (75, Alzheimer’s), Daniele Seccarecci (32, heart attack), Mike Sheridan (51, undisclosed), Chuck Sipes (60, suicide), Daryl Stafford (59, heart attack), Wilfred Sylvester (64, Alzheimer’s), Ron Teufel (45, liver disease), Dennis Tinerino (64, stomach cancer), Ed Van Amsterdam (40, heart attack), Casey Viator (62, heart attack), Derrick Whitsett (37, heart attack), Jusup Wilkosz (71, unreleased), Scott Wilson (67, skin cancer), Luke Wood (35, failed kidney transplant), Don Youngblood (51, heart attack)

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