1975 NABBA Mr. UNIVERSE: PREJUDGING & SHOW

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New Victoria Theatre. London, England
Saturday, 27th September, 1975

The standard was so tough and the competition so fierce, hot favourite Mr. America Dale Adrian was not able to capture his class title. Includes major stars of the 70s such as Boyer Coe, Ian Lawrence, Elias Petsas, Steve Michalik, Chester Yorton, Dale Adrian, Roy Duval, Shigeru Sugita, Ralph Kroger, Kozo Sudo and many more champions.

Plus much more from both the Amateur and Professional classes. Shot on Super 8 film with background music added. Posing by all the top men, Amateur and Professional from Prejudging through to the final awards at the Show.
Overall Amateur Winner IAN LAWRENCE was in sensational condition, huge and shredded. It takes an outstanding man to win overall from Class 3. In my opinion, the man he beat for the Overall Amateur title was STEVE MICHALIK from USA with KOZO SUDO close behind.

See my TRIBUTE & CONTEST HISTORY FOR STEVE MICHALIK here.

Professional winner BOYER COE was sensational with his near perfect symmetry, great V-shape and huge arms.

On the day after the Universe Wayne had a film shoot with Professional Class 1 winner CHESTER YORTON. We will include this segment in a future edition of Classic Collection. Chester was also in outstanding shape.

Running time: 162 mins

1975 NABBA Mr Universe - Results

Overall Amateur Mr. Universe Winner: Ian Lawrence - Scotland, UK (pictured right). Steve Michalik pictured below Ian and Chet Yorton pictured bottom.
                           
The 26th NABBA AMATEUR MR UNIVERSE

CLASS 3 (up to and including 5ft 6ins  1.68m)   
1 Ian Lawrence - Scotland/UK
2 Shigeru  Sugita - Japan
3 Harold Dickinson - England
4 Mahmoud Jerasheh - Jordan
5 Michael Duffy - Scotland/UK
6 Graham Brogden - England
7 Libero Campi - Italy
8 Dave Williams - England
9 Norman Fricker - Wales/UK
Also competed:
Alberto Amato - Italy
Kevin Robinson - Eire

CLASS 2 (over 5ft 6ins  1.68) up to and including (5ft 9ins  1.75m)   
1 Kozo Sudo - Japan
2 Dale Adrian - U.S.A.
3 Eddie McDonough - England
4 Ron Thompson - U.S.A.
5 Lars Lunde - Norway
6 Peter Simpson - England
Also competed:
Bernaird  Abdelaziz - Algeria
Marcel Derel - France
Elio De Santis - Italy
Klaus Heid - Germany
Robert Hendrickx - Belgium
Wesley Imundi - England
Ahmed Assad Kiblawi - Lebanon
Antonio Mascelli - Italy
Albert Rabees - Barbados

CLASS 1 (over 5ft 9ins  1.75m)  
(20 Competitors, 2 names now unknown)
1 Steve Michalik - U.S.A.
2 Chen Wint - Jamaica
3 Ralph Kroger - U.S.A.
4 Walter O'Malley - N.Ireland / UK
5 Norbert Albrecht - Germany
6 Francois Labrador - France
7 Bill Richardson - England
8 John Wood - England
9 Bill Trotter - England
10 Albert Rabees - Barbados
Also competed: 
Tony Camilleri - Malta
Asma El Anada - Palestine
Paul Garner - England
Peter Garnois - U.S.A.
George Henrichs - Germany
Dudley Lawson - Jamaica
John Martin - England
Georges Torelli - France

1975 The 24th PROFESSIONAL NABBA MR UNIVERSE  

Overall Professional Mr. Universe: Boyer Coe - U.S.A.
 
CLASS 2 (up to and including 5ft 8ins  1.75m) 
1 Boyer Coe - U.S.A.
2 Roy Duval - England
3 Tony Emmott - England
4 Elias Petsas - S.Africa
Also competed:  
Roger Beringuer - France
Ehrling Wahlgren - Sweden

CLASS 1 (over 5ft 8ins  1.75m)         
1 Chester Yorton - U.S.A.
2 George Pain - U.S.A.
3 Tony Carroll - U.S.A.
4 Mokhtari Abdessalem - Algeria
5 Ray McCaulay - S.Africa
Also competed:  
Herbert Gibbon - Rhodesia
Basil Grant - Barbados

Miss Bikini Universe was won by Linda Cheeseman, not seen in this DVD.

Photo of Yorton below taken by Wayne Gallasch, copyright 1975, on the day after the 1975 NABBA Universe.

The photo right of Ian Lawrence is courtesy Oscar Heidenstam via Malcolm Whyatt. Taken after Prejudging of the 1975 Universe.

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