If you’are a bodybuilder or fan of the sport, then you know who Mike Mentzer was. He was considered one of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s main rivals in the sport. But who was Mike Mentzer in the bodybuilding industry? Born on November 15,1951, Mentzer started off his bodybuilding career at the age of …
Leo Robert — The Canadian Legend Leo Robert was born in Montreal on January 16, 1921. When he was old enough to support himself, he went to work on the docks along the St. Lawrence River in his hometown. It was a tough job, but it laid the foundations of …
Sergio Oliva’s Early Life The man, the myth, the legend, Sergio Oliva came from humble and rough beginnings in his home country of Cuba. Born in 1942, Oliva worked alongside his father on sugar cane plantations, a grueling, low paying job he did from the age of 12. When he …
Richard Baldwin, Professor of Humanities at Gulf Coast State College is a former 1970’s champion bodybuilder. He was dubbed the ‘Modern Apollo’ of his time by the bodybuilding magazine ‘Iron Man’. Born July 18, 1947, as a youngster, Baldwin was dedicated more to academics than the gym. He earned a …
