Английская Википедия:Dave Draper
Шаблон:Refimprove Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox bodybuilder David Draper (April 16, 1942 – November 30, 2021) was an American bodybuilder, actor and author.
Early life
Draper was born in Secaucus, New Jersey on April 16, 1942.[1] His weight training began at the age of ten and was a well-formed habit by the time he was about 12, in the mid-1950s.Шаблон:Citation needed In high school he participated in wrestling, gymnastics and swimming, but was most inspired by training with weights.Шаблон:Citation needed In 1962, his physique having attracted the attention of Joe Weider, he began working at the Weider Barbell company in New Jersey as a part-time shipping clerk.[2]
Career
Bodybuilding
At 21, he won the Mr. New Jersey title. Six months later he moved to Santa Monica, California, working for the Weider Barbell Company until 1969. Due to Weider magazine coverage and advertising, this shy, New Jersey native became an icon of the California beach and muscles lifestyle. “That I was a West Coast beach boy to a world of bodybuilding fans eluded me,” Draper wrote.[3]
In the early days of bodybuilding, Draper said "There wasn't a whole bunch of encouragement or inspiration from a society which considered you either stupid or egotistical and probably a sissy."Шаблон:Fact
In California, Draper initially trained at a gym many called "The Dungeon", which he described as "a large, awful space dug out of the ground on the corner of 4th and Broadway", and later trained at the original Gold's Gym. He trained in the company of the world's top bodybuilders which included Frank Zane, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Franco Columbu, Mike Katz and Robby Robinson.Шаблон:Citation needed
Draper was open about his past use of anabolic steroids: "I was ten years into my training, 235 pounds and already Mr. America before steroids came on the scene. I used them sparingly under a doctor's supervision and noticed marked improvement in my muscularity and separation."[4]
Draper was 6'0" (1.83 m) tall, and his bodybuilding competition weight was approximately 235 lb. (106,6 kg).Шаблон:Citation needed
Television appearances
Appearing as David The Gladiator, Draper was a movie host on KHJ Channel 9 in Los Angeles, from 1964 to 1965. From 8–10 pm Saturday nights, he hosted a 'sword and sandal' movie from the 1950s and '60s.Шаблон:Fact
Draper played himself in the 1967 episode of The Beverly Hillbillies titled, "Mr. Universe Muscles In," in which Granny thinks that he is ill with "the barbell bloat." The storyline included Draper suggesting that Ellie May is pretty enough to be "Miss Universe" which had the Clampetts thinking since he was Mr. Universe, that he wanted to marry Elly May, not understanding that "Universe" was not his last name.Шаблон:Fact
He appeared in the 1967 movie Don't Make Waves, co-starring opposite Sharon Tate.
He appeared in The Monkees playing Bulk, in the October 16, 1967 episode "I Was a 99-lb. Weakling". He later appeared in Here Come the Brides in the December 19, 1969 episode, "Lorenzo Bush".
Personal life
After a reported battle with alcoholism in the late 1970s and, with rehabilitation, gaining sobriety in 1983, Draper resumed his bodybuilding career to guest-pose at bodybuilding competitions and appear at exhibitions.[5]
Draper's nickname "The Blond Bomber" was bestowed on him by Joe Weider when Weider was pushing "muscle bombing" (intense weight-training) in his muscle magazines in the 1960s. Draper hated it at first but eventually embraced it.[6]
Draper continued to train with weights into his 70s, and to write, including a free weekly newsletter, emailed and published on his website until 2021. He died on November 30, 2021, at the age of 79.[7][8]
Competition history
- 1962 Mr. New Jersey[9]
- 1965 IFBB Mr. America Tall Class & Overall, 1st
- 1966 IFBB Mr. Universe Tall Class & Overall, 1st
- 1967 Mr. Olympia 4th
- 1970 AAU Mr. World 3rd
- 1970 IFBB Mr. World Tall & Overall, 1st
- 1970 NABBA Mr. Universe Tall, 3rd
Filmography
- Lord Love a Duck (1966) as Billy Gibbons
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1967) as Himself
- Don't Make Waves (1967) as Harry Hollard
- The Monkees (1967) – Bulk in S2:E6, "I Was a 99-Pound Weakling"
Bibliography
- Brother Iron, Sister Steel Шаблон:ISBN
- Your Body Revival: Weight Loss Straight Talk Шаблон:ISBN
- Iron On My Mind Шаблон:ISBN
- West Coast Bodybuilding Scene Dick Tyler with Dave Draper, Шаблон:ISBN
- Iron In My Hands
See also
References
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