Curt James
07-08-2011, 10:34 AM
Saw this on VPX's board and thought they should be seen by members of other boards, too. Such a treasure trove of bodybuilding history courtesy of the one and only Ric Drasin. Enjoy!
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^^^^ Pretty sure that's Gary Leonard @ 1:37. Leonard was 1980's AAU Mr. America.
And was that Laura Creavalle @ 7:50?
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-nujhS92p5I4/Tg-kH_6VIaI/AAAAAAAAF_Y/N-yMS6pKuJE/s512/laura1.jpg
Here Gary Leonard is in a video with Pete Grymkowski, another Golden Era icon:
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^^^^ 2:26 Ali Malla doing rows? 3:41 Lonnie Teper drifts across the screen?
Here's Malla at the 1987 NOC:
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^^^^ 1:32 Aaron Baker curling not Mike Christian. Baker @ 4:04 with same workout gear. Can anyone make out what Bill Grant is saying at 4:04 on?
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^^^^ @ 5:35 that's Mr. World Bill Grant joking, "See what happens when the cameras are rolling? Take the cameras off, wouldn't get one rep!" And then "They oughta put Kent (Kuehn) in a museum."
No idea who the "Not Ferrigno" powerhouse is. Kuehn was a frequent competitor in the AAU Mr. America competition and also IFBB contests. He won the 1975 IFBB North Americans and the 1977 AAU Masters Mr. America.
http://musclememory.com/magCovers/sh/sh8009.jpg
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^^^^ @ 5:00 Never heard of Jeff Henry, but he competed in the 1983 AAU Mr. California where he placed 2nd in the Medium-Tall category and also at the NPC Los Angeles Championships where he placed 3rd in the Talls.
Rick Valenti @ 5:40 on the Nautilus Pullover machine and from the end of the video...
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0FIdu_ZZPQ8/Tg-zsjLJ4VI/AAAAAAAAF_s/rufRbW_Nlzc/valente-car-fdb-lol.JPG
Valente didn't compete much at all but he was always in the spotlight!
http://musclememory.com/magCovers/mti/mti137.jpg
http://musclememory.com/magCovers/mmi/mmi108.jpg
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^^^^ Hulk Hogan and Mr. T filming an episode of "The A-Team" at Gold's Gym!
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^^^^ Pretty sure that's Gary Leonard @ 1:37. Leonard was 1980's AAU Mr. America.
And was that Laura Creavalle @ 7:50?
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-nujhS92p5I4/Tg-kH_6VIaI/AAAAAAAAF_Y/N-yMS6pKuJE/s512/laura1.jpg
Here Gary Leonard is in a video with Pete Grymkowski, another Golden Era icon:
q0ab6hJSruA
fvgoYs8ROcQ
^^^^ 2:26 Ali Malla doing rows? 3:41 Lonnie Teper drifts across the screen?
Here's Malla at the 1987 NOC:
IUdxypGks7o
uSJ4th2BZ2M
^^^^ 1:32 Aaron Baker curling not Mike Christian. Baker @ 4:04 with same workout gear. Can anyone make out what Bill Grant is saying at 4:04 on?
IuVXlI-hbLk
^^^^ @ 5:35 that's Mr. World Bill Grant joking, "See what happens when the cameras are rolling? Take the cameras off, wouldn't get one rep!" And then "They oughta put Kent (Kuehn) in a museum."
No idea who the "Not Ferrigno" powerhouse is. Kuehn was a frequent competitor in the AAU Mr. America competition and also IFBB contests. He won the 1975 IFBB North Americans and the 1977 AAU Masters Mr. America.
http://musclememory.com/magCovers/sh/sh8009.jpg
mHlObpA2DCg
^^^^ @ 5:00 Never heard of Jeff Henry, but he competed in the 1983 AAU Mr. California where he placed 2nd in the Medium-Tall category and also at the NPC Los Angeles Championships where he placed 3rd in the Talls.
Rick Valenti @ 5:40 on the Nautilus Pullover machine and from the end of the video...
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0FIdu_ZZPQ8/Tg-zsjLJ4VI/AAAAAAAAF_s/rufRbW_Nlzc/valente-car-fdb-lol.JPG
Valente didn't compete much at all but he was always in the spotlight!
http://musclememory.com/magCovers/mti/mti137.jpg
http://musclememory.com/magCovers/mmi/mmi108.jpg
x80pNhj2u-8
^^^^ Hulk Hogan and Mr. T filming an episode of "The A-Team" at Gold's Gym!