Robby Robinson

Robby Robinson (born May 24, 1946) is an American former bodybuilder who won the IFBB Mr. America, Mr. World, and Mr. Universe titles on his way to becoming one of the most dominant professional bodybuilders of the 1970s. He was the Masters Olympia overall champion the first year that the event was held in 1994 and then went on to win the 50+ division at that same contest in both 1997 and 2000. His legendary nickname is 'The Black Prince.'

Early years

Robinson was born in Damascus, Georgia, and raised in Tallahassee, Florida. He attended Florida A&M University, where he competed in both football and track & field. While training for those sports he noticed his body's great responsiveness to weight training, which motivated him to enter his first bodybuilding competition. After competing in over three hundred amateur competitions, Robinson turned professional in 1975.website is www.robbyrobinson.net

Professional Years

Although it was to be his only exposure to the moviescreen, Robby's first professional year in 1975 was chronicled in the cult classic PUMPING IRON. Overall, he won numerous IFBB contests, including the first annual 'Night of the Champions' in 1979 as well as the first Masters Olympia in 1994. As one of the famed 'Golden Age of Bodybuilding' bodybuilders who routinely worked out at Gold's Gym during the 70s, Robby was known as one who was never in 'off-season' condition. Superbly built head-to-toe, nevertheless his massive and extremely-peaked arms became his trademark.

Other

Fact|date=February 2007In 2003, Robinson was one of two African-American bodybuilders who claimed to have been subjected to racist insults by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1970s.

ee also

*List of professional bodybuilders

References

* [http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/south84.htm Robby Robinson "Where are they now"] at Bodybuilding.com
* [http://www.robbyrobinson.net/bio.html Bio at Robinson's home page]
* [http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2003/09/08/20030908_143604_ar1.htm Robinson's claims regarding Schwarzenegger] at Drudgereport.com