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Post by Casey Szparaga on Feb 10, 2010 18:36:26 GMT -5
Bobby Hopkins always speaks very highly of Mr. Turner. I think he said he won his first world title against him and everyone including him felt horrible.
I know they spoke a few times near the end and it was very emotional for him.
I would have loved to have met that man.
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Post by Jimmy Van Orden on Feb 12, 2010 13:58:08 GMT -5
I was competing in the 1972 World Arm Championships in Scranton in the same weight class (175-200) as Al Turner (so was Steve Stanaway). When I first saw Al, I remember thinking that he would never win...at least until he took off his jacket and I saw his arms. I asked Al, who was a relative newcomer to the sport at the time, what he did for a living. He told me he was a "talleyman" at a lumberyard, and that all he did all day was lift heavy pieces of wood (and then he trained at night). Guess I wasn't surprised as one by one he over-powered everyone in his division. He didn't top-roll anyone (I'm not sure he knew how at the time); instead, he simply hooked them and used pure muscle power to win. After the contest in the practice room, I saw him lose a match to one of the heavyweights...but not by much. The determination in his face told me he'd back to compete again. JimmyVan
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Jim Drysdale
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Bill Cox Al a turner in 1986 did one arm table Curl 210lbs for premier of Over The Top
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Post by Jim Drysdale on Jun 23, 2015 16:47:28 GMT -5
Al certainly was a very strong and good Armwrestler just look at his stats 11 time World Armwrestler and 15 times National Champ he didn't enter his first competition until Scranton Penn 1972 won all matches and brought Trophy back to Brockton the pictures with Al doing one arm table curl was taken by me abt 1977 along with one of my son sitting on Al's Knee.
Jim Drysdale
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