Roark Posted October 29, 2001 Share Posted October 29, 2001 Some interesting happenings in grip history happened pertaining to October 20th: 1916 Les Stockton was born, so today turns 85! Still has a wonderful sense of humor, is alert, and is still married to the delightful Pudgy Stockton. The connection to grip is that Pudgy owns a special Olympic bar milled to 1" diameter which she still uses to this day, and which one very famous weightlifter enjoyed using for competitions so his small hands could grasp the bar more easily. 1920: Goerner's famous two hands deadlift record was created 81 years ago today when he pulled about 793.66 lbs ! 1954: Henry Gray, unable even to lift the 445 lb Dinnie Stone off the ground, did elevate and carry the 340 lb Dinnie stone for 18 yards. 1966: This is a stretch, but Larry Scott, the first IFBB Mr. Olympia married Rachel Ichikawa 35 years ago today, and they still have a grip on their successful marriage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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