Larry Scott, nicknamed "the Legend", born on October 12, 1938 in Blackfoot, Idaho is an American bodybuilder and the first bodybuilder to ever have held the IFBB Mr. Olympia title. He did so for the first two years of the competition from 1965 to 1966. Scott went to the California Air College to study electronics and is known to be a devout Mormon. He is married to Rachel Ichikawa. Scott is also an author and has published a book called Loaded Guns in 1991.
Before claiming the Mr. Olympia title he took Mr. America in 1962 and had a minor role in the 1964 movie Muscle Beach Party. Scott is said to have possessed little apparent genetic potential when he started training with weights in 1956, his narrow shoulders having been a particular weak spot. He trained with Vince Gironda, another well-known bodybuilder of the golden age. Larry Scott is best known for his arm development and perhaps most for his impressive biceps which were unusually long, allowing for good development and shape. Nowadays Scott lives in Salt Lake City, Utah where he runs his own personal training company. He was inducted in the IFBB Bodybuilding Hall of Fame in 1999.
Competition history (incomplete)
- 1959 Mr. Idaho 1st
- 1960 Mr. Los Angeles 3rd
- 1960 Mr. California 1st
- 1961 Mr. Pacific Coast 1st
- 1962 Mr. America 1st
- 1963 Mr. Universe Medium 1st
- 1964 Mr. Universe Medium & Overall 1st
- 1965 Mr. Olympia 1st
- 1966 Mr. Olympia 1st
- 1979 Diamond Cup 9th
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