Nov 15

 

 

This issue of Mr. America starts out with some jabs at the AAU and an article on Crash Weight gain imposters. Anyway, there was also a good article, Will Bodybuilding’s Top 10 be seen in the 1966 Mr. Olympia. Here are some Mr. Universe Standings from that previous contest.

1). Larry Scott

2). Reg Park

3). Harold Poole

4). Jack Delinger

5). Freddy Ortiz

6). Steve Reeves

7). Clarence Ross

8). Leo Robert

9). Leroy Colbert

10). Rick Wayne

According to the magazine here was how the voting was going so far for the 10 best bodybuilders of all time.

1). Reg Park

2). Steve Reeves

3). Larry Scott

4). Clarence Ross

5). Bill Pearl

6). Jack Delinger

7). John Grimek

8). Harold Poole

9). Freddy Ortiz

10). tie- Don Howarth, Leo Robert, Marvin Eder and Lou Degni

Others mentioned in the voting were Lynn Lyman, Floyd Page, Ed Theriault, Tom Sansone, jean Charles ST. Mars, Malcolm Brenner, Jimmy Payne, Rick Wayne and Eugene Sandow.

Nov 15

 

This month, due to a computer glitch, I will be going farther back in time than I thought. But what a great issue to do it with. On the cover in 1966 was the then 44 Mr. “Abs” Zabo Koszewski. Stay tuned to the first and maybe only pre-Arnold muscle mag I am going to write about.

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