Dec 25, 2021
Jerry Brainum joins the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast for our annual end of the year in review. On this episode, we go back 50 years to 1971 to review the major bodybuilding events from that year. In Part One of the episode, Jerry and host John Hansen talk about the 1971 AAU Mr. America where Casey Viator won the contest at only 19 years old. Also discussed in this episode are the 1971 IFBB Mr. America where Ken Waller beat Boyer Coe for the title and the 1971 IFBB Mr. USA/Mr. World where Ed Corney and Franco Columbu won the overall titles. At the end of the episode, John reads an article from June, 1972 issue of Muscle Builder magazine about the 1971 IFBB Mr. USA and Mr. World contests.
Time Stamps:
5:20 - Emails from last week's podcast
8:50 - Chris Dickerson passes away
9:57 - 1971 Year in Review, Part One with Jerry Brainum
12:00 - How the AAU Mr. America was judged back in the '60's and '70's
18:44 - Olympic Weightlifting and Boxing are eliminated from the upcoming Summer Olympics
21:00 - The 1971 AAU Mr. America
22:00 - Ken Waller's wedding
26:00 - Artie Zeller's picture at the beach
29:40 - Why Ken Waller was disqualified from the 1971 Mr. America
31:25 - Casey Viator vs. Ken Waller
32:22 - Other top bodybuilders who competed in the 1971 AAU Mr. America
49:55 - 19 year old Mike Mentzer at the 1971 Mr. America
1:00:46 - Bodypart Awards at the 1971 AAU Mr. America
1:09:21 - Casey Viator was a freak of nature
1:13:20 - The 1971 IFBB Mr. America
1:22:20 - Jerry's movie story
1:31:43 - Results of the 1971 IFBB Mr. America
1:38:50 - The 1971 IFBB Mr. USA/Mr. World contest
1:45:35 - John Hansen reads the contest report of the 1971 IFBB Mr. USA and Mr. World written by Mike Katz from the June, 1972 issue of Muscle Builder magazine.
Links:
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