Thursday, December 24, 2009
Don AthaldoSupporting feats were quite popular with many of the oldtime strongmen since some truly impressive weights could be lifted. Here's the Australian strongman Don Athaldo supporting a three-quarter ton car on his legs sometime in 1930.
Labels: Australian Strongman, Car, Car Lift, Don Athaldo, Supporting Feat
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Warren Lincoln Travis Run Over by Car! "Warren Lincoln Travis Run Over by Car!" ~ don't worry folks, it's all part of the show. As part of his act, Warren Lincoln Travis did, in fact, let a car run over his body. This rare picture of WLT in action was taken in 1915 at Coney Island.
Labels: Car, Coney Island, Coney Island Strongman, Feat, Performing Strongman, Warren Lincoln Travis
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Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Paul KronusAs a young man, Paul Kronus of Germany was inspired to become a strongman after watching a performance by Karl Abs. During the 1920's Kronus traveled throughout Europe and the U.S. performing feats of strength, among them this harness lift of a car said to weigh 3600 pounds.
Labels: Car, German Strongman, Harness Lift, Karl Abs, Oldtime Strongman, Oldtime Strongman Feat, Paul Kronus, Supporting Feat
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Ben Darwin The Modern SamsonMany strongmen called themselves "Samson" but Ben Darwin took it literally. Like the biblical Samson, Ben Darwin's strength came from his hair - in this case, pulling a loaded seven passenger Sedan over 100 feet. This feat was accomplished in September of 1945.
Labels: Ben Darwin, Car, Hair Pulling, Hair Strength Feat, Pulling Feat, Samson
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Monday, February 16, 2009
Canadian Strongman Gaston HeonThere has been a long tradition of Canadian Strongmen, one that you probably haven't heard of is Gaston Heon of Quebec. Heon performed standard feats such as phone book tearing, the human link and having a large rock broken on his chest with a sledge hammer... but he also performed several unusual -- and somewhat dangerous -- feats, such as allowing himself to be run over by a car traveling 40 miles per hour(!) and this backlift/support of a 3000 pound automobile.
Labels: Canadian Strongman, Car, Gaston Heon, Human Link, Phonebook Tearing, Quebec, Quebec Strongman
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Thursday, May 01, 2008
The Young ApolloThe Young Apollo -- A.K.A. Paul Anderson (yes, really) from Australia performed many unusual feats during his colorful career. He was fond of the Human Link Feat, letting a car run over him and pulling railroad cars with his teeth.
Here's The Young Apollo supporting 540 Pounds in pretty much every imaginable way.
Labels: Australian Strongman, Car, Globe Barbell, Human Link, Kettlebell, Ring Weights, Teeth Lifting, The Young Apollo
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Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Milo Steinborn vs. The Motor Car An unusual feat of strength(?)by Henry "Milo" Steinborn. Milo used to lie down and let a motor car drive over his chest. Impressive -- but it came with a price -- Milo was seriously injured while performing this feat although fortunately he did make a recovery and was eventually able to wrestle again.
Labels: Car, Henry Milo Steinborn, Oldtime Strongman Feat, Supporting Feat
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