Iron Game History Volume 6

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Issue #1 & Volume 5 Issue 4

Published April 1999

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• John Grimek – The Man, Terry Todd.
• Immortalizing Grimek, David Chapman.
• My Friend: John C. Grimek, Vic Boff.
• Our Memories of John Grimek, Pudgy and Les Stockton.
• “Strongmen I Remember Best…I Meet the ‘Champ’,” Siegmund Klein.
• The King is Dead, Alton Eliason.
• “Life With John,” Angela Grimek.
• Experiences with John Grimek, Jim Schwertley.
• Remembering Grimek, Clarence Bass.
• Another Memory, Dan Sawyer.
• Ironclad – John Grimek’s Physique Competitions, Joe Roark.
• I Thought He Was Immortal, Jim Murray.
• My Thoughts and Reflections on John C. Grimek, Ken Rosa.
• “My Visit to Desbonnet,” John Grimek.
• Best of Them All, Terry Robinson.
• Muscle Marvel-John C. Grimek (cartoon), M. Silianoff.
• The First Great Bodybuilder, Jim Lorimer.
• Tribute to a Titan, Tom Minichiello.
• “How Steve Reeves Trained,” John Grimek.
• John Grimek: Master of the Dance, Al Thomas.
• “That Man’s Just Too Strong for Words to Describe” The Weightlifting Exploits of John C. Grimek, John Fair.
• The Iron Grapevine.

Issue #2

Published January 2000

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• The Jowett Scholarship – A Gift That Keeps on Giving, Terry Todd.
• Il Duce and the Father of Physical Culture (Bernarr Macfadden), Charles Kupfer.
• Book Review, John Fair:
  • Arthur Drechsler, The Weightlifting Encyclopedia: A Guide to World Class Performance.
• The Brothers Baillargeon (excerpted from Homage aux celebres freres Baillargeon), Rejean Levesque, Kathy Paradis, & David Chapman.
• The Flemish Hercules (Peter Ducrow), David Webster.
• Ironclad – Paul Anderson’s 1953 Hiplift, Joe Roark.
• The Iron Grapevine.

Issue #3

Published May 2000

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• Steve Reeves – 1925-2000, Terry Todd.
• The Father of Athletics, Theodor Siebert (1866-1961): A Life Amongst Bodybuilding, Life Reform and Esoterica, Bernd Wedemeyer & David Chapman.
• Theodor Siebert: A Biography, Bernd Wedemeyer & David Chapman.
• The Jim Bradford Story, Artie Drechsler.
• The Voyage of a Lifetime, Ben Weider.
• The Atlas and Vulcana Group of Society Athletes, David Webster.
• Ironclad – Paul Anderson’s Famous Safe, Joe Roark.
• Who Posed for the Statue of Prometheus (Ray Van Cleef and Leon Nole), Martha Deal.
• The Iron Grapevine.
  • The Last Great Bash of the Century, Ken Rosa.
  • Commemorating Bob Hoffman, John Fair.
  • Alonzo James “Lon” Hanagan, 1911-1999, David Chapman.

Issue #4

Published December 2000

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• The Last Interview (Steve Reeves), Terry & Jan Todd.
• Memories of Steve Reeves, George Miller.
• Perfection in Chicago: Lanza Photographs Steve Reeves, David Chapman.
• The Steve Reeves I Know and Remember, Ed Yarick.
• Armand Tanny Remembers Steve Reeves, Armand Tanny.
• The Immortal Reeves, Les Stockton.
• A King Meets a King, Pudgy Stockton.
• Hercules Meets Sealtest Dan: The Rediscovery of an Iron Game Icon, John Fair.
• Finally Meeting the Man, Lou Mezzanotte.
• Steve Reeves: A Lifetime of Inspiration, Ken Rosa.
• Steve Reeves Dazzled the World, Malcolm Whyatt.
• Steve Reeves: My Role Model, Grover Porter.
• The Iron Grapevine.