mightyjoe Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 (edited) Go to: http://musselwhitepapers.blogspot.com I have a short article on Big Al Turner, the "Godfather of Armwrestling" and an very interesting picture. Click on the picture to enlarge. Hope you enjoy! Mighty Joe Edited December 15, 2008 by Mighty Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueviper42 Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 I'm probably way off, but is the other person in that picture Richard Lupkes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifesnotfair Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 I'm probably way off, but is the other person in that picture Richard Lupkes? Thewalrus: there was a thread in the NorthEast AW board, started by a man called Jim Drysdale, who apparently knew Al Turner, and took a LOT of pictures of a scrapbook that Al's wife showed to Jim, after Al had passed away. Jim posted a LOT of pictures, articles, etc, in a thread that went over 10 pages long, and some posts in each page had more than just one picture. I could be wrong, but I *could* recall a pic of Al vs. Richard Lupkes, but it said Lupkes was like 230 or 210, or 240, don't remember, but looked "skinny" compared to the 300# monster we are used to seeing. I could be mixing this up though, but maybe it was that picture that Mighty Joe has posted, who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifesnotfair Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 (edited) Here is the thread! http://teammaine.proboards107.com/index.cg...5769&page=1 I recommend everyone look at all 16 pages, it's filled with WONDERFUL pics of Al in training, matches, and his life. Very cool stories also written (eye-witnessed stories for the most part, so they should be true). And many pics, you'll all love them. Some table-curl pics show HUGE dumbells. This is the best compilation of Al Turner stuff. EDIT: Page 12 of that thread, Al Turner vs. a "skinny" Richard Lupkes!! Edited December 17, 2008 by Arturo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightyjoe Posted December 18, 2008 Author Share Posted December 18, 2008 I want keep you guys waiting any longer. The other guy is Steve Stanaway. This picture was way before Lupkes. Dan Praydis e-mailed me with the correct answer. Dan seems to know quite a bit about the old timers. Hope you enjoyed the pic and article. Mighty Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Sprawl Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 i know, it's Steve Stanaway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawel r Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 :bow :bow :rock :rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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