John Grimek (June 17, 1910 - November 20, 1998) was one of the earliest great bodybuilders, and the only man ever to win the AAU Mr. America title more than once (1940 and 1941). Grimek was born on June 17, 1910 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Besides his bodybuilding exploits, he represented the United States in weightlifting at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. In 1948, at 38 years of age, Grimek defeated Steve Reeves at the NABBA Mr. Universe contest in London. Wikipedia
John C. Grimek 1910 - 1998 John Grimek, known as the Monarch of Muscledom for five decades, was probably the most revered bodybuilder of all-time. www.cbass.com/GRIMEK.HTM
June 17, 1910 - November 20, 1998 Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA John Grimek is the only man ever to win the AAU Mr. America title more than once. www.ifbb.com/halloffame/1999/grimek.htm
For my money, he was the best, a legend-the man! This greatest chapter in Iron Game history came to a close on November 20, 1998 when John C. Grimek passed on at age 88. www.naturalstrength.com/history/detail.asp?ArticleID=260
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The above sub title is just an opinion and not necessarily a fact. An opinion though I must add, shared by thousands of fans throughout the world during a whole era of bodybuilding history, often referred to as the Golden Age of Bodybuilding , a time of robertuniverse.com/davidgentle/grimekgentle.htm
John Grimek has gone down in history as being the first bodybuilder to retire from the sport undefeated. ... John was big and thick, but never had abdominal muscles and never had pectoral muscles. I thought he would just answer politely, but he answer www.bodybuilding.com/fun/drobson158.htm
