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"It wasn't making a bargain," he said later, "I needed help. Paul Anderson: World’s Strongest Man. Bob Peeples, a world-renown lifter and writer for the magazine, tells the story of their first meeting. As a teenager, he began his early weight training on his own in his family's backyard to increase his size and strength so that he would be able to play on the Toccoa High School football team, where he earned a position as first-team blocking back. Paul Anderson was born on October 17, 1932, in Toccoa, Georgia. A “Paul Anderson” doesn’t carry the designated weight of an “Mention the name “Paul Anderson” in the company of strength professionals, though, and suddenly you’re referring to a genuine hero. He would go on to become one of America’s top competitors in weightlifting, eventually becoming Olympic Champion (more on that below). )After reaching an astounding level of amateur success, Paul turned professional in order to use his talents to raise funds to help troubled youth. The feat has never been equaled.Anderson is survived by his wife, Glenda; a daughter, Paula Schaefer, and a sister, Dorothy Johnson.TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers.This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. She is a former professional dancer turned CrossFit athlete and represented her gym in the 2015 North East Regional. He was 61.According to his staff, the cause of death was complications from a long series of illnesses that had plagued him since he underwent a kidney transplant in 1983.A largely self-taught weight lifter who did not discover his talent until college and then used concrete blocks and truck axles as training aids at his home in Toccoa, Ga., Anderson felt he was ready to set world records at the age of 20 in 1952.A series of injuries hampered his progress, however, and it was not until three years later that he burst onto the world stage. Paul Anderson. in a back lift (weight lifted off trestles) by 364- lb. The greatest weight ever raised by a human being is 6,270 lbs.
As of September 2016 she will embark on a year long trek around the world with the aim of writing and photographing the world's most interesting stories in fitness and food. The closest we can come is a lift Anderson performed in April 1957 at the Mapes Casino in Reno, Nevada. Paul died on August 15, 1994 from complications from kidney disease at the age of 61. Paul Anderson, the gentle Georgia giant who overcame a childhood kidney disorder to win the Olympic gold medal in weight lifting as a super heavyweight in 1956 and then began a barnstorming evangelical career as "the world's strongest man," died yesterday at his home in Vidalia, Ga., where he had operated a home for juvenile delinquents for more than 30 years.
Born on October 17, 1932 in Tocca, Georgia, Paul had a relatively unremarkable upbringing. He completely stunned the world with his colossal lifting ability. in a back lift (weight lifted off trestles) by 364- lb.
There was no doubt, his training methods worked. Paul Anderson (U.S.) (b.
A short time later, at 20 years old, Paul competed in his first strength competition and squatted 605, 635, and the 650lbs — officially breaking a 30 year old squatting world record. Twice he tried and failed. Anderson’s feats of strength continued to span disciplines throughout his career.In 1954, Paul suffered a series of injuries, including a hip injury from pulling a 3500lb safe that had accidentally frozen to the ground. 1932), the 1956 Olympic heavyweight champion, at Toccoa, Georgia, on June 12, 1957.” and was ultimately removed from the Guinness Book of World Records due to insufficient witnesses. The entry stated, “Greatest Lift. He performed there for o… The snickers stopped when the 340-pound Anderson lifted the weight. "Anderson forfeited his amateur career the next year when he began an exhibition tour to raise money for his juvenile delinquency project.In the years that followed, he routinely made 500 appearances a year, combining inspirational talks with feats of strength.Anderson never relinquished his billing as the world's strongest man.