Monthly Archive: September 2017
’72 Team Canada Selects in Russia (2017)
Selected members of legendary 1972 Team Canada (click the cover photo to enlarge ) arrived to Russia for the celebration the 45th Anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series in Russia. The slide shows combines...
Dmitry Ivanov: Soviet Sports Writer and Athlete
On the “History in Color” cover photo, Soviet lightweight champion Dmitry Ivanov performs a split style snatch in the training hall in the early 1950s. Dmitry Ivanov (1928-1993) was one of the most known...
John Grimek (USA)
In this “History in Cover” issue, we feature a photo of legendary John Grimek performing one of the strength feat of the time – tearing apart a Chicago telephone book. John Grimek (1910-1998) was a...
Vladimir Grachev (CCCP)
December 15, 1983, Leningrad, Russia – Vladimir Grachev of Tver, Russia snatches the new world record (155kg) in the lightweight at the 1983 CCCP Cup. Grachev was 22 and it was his second world...
Karel Prohl (Czech Republic)
History in Color: Team Czechoslovakia Karel Prohl (born in 1947) is a outstanding Czech weightlifter, great athlete, coach, journalist, historian and official of the Czech Weightlifting Union. In many ways, Prohl is...
Joe Dube at the 1970 AAU Senior Nationals (Culver City, CA)
On the cover History in Color photo, one of the best U.S. super heavyweights of all times. Joe Dube of Florida competes at the 1970 AAU Senior Nationals in Culver City, CA. History in...
Remembering Pierre Pilote (1931-2017)
Legendary defenseman Pierre Pilote of the Chicago Black Hawks died last Saturday, September 9, 2017. He was 85. Pierre Pilote played in the NHL from 1955 to 1969. For seven seasons, he was a...