Eddie Robinson (bodybuilder)
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Eddie Robinson is a former professional bodybuilder.
My career as an athlete started at a young age, as a teenager I played football and boxed at the Golden Gloves in Akron Ohio. In 1982, I moved to Florida and got involved in bodybuilding and power lifting which became my true love. As a teenager I was able to accomplish winning just about every bodybuilding and powerlifting meet in the state of Florida.
My career took off like a rocket in 1986 when I took a world record in the bench press at 5'8 and 220 pounds; I had pressed 575 and 610 pounds ranking me number one in the world. At that time I had channelled my strength to pursue a career in bodybuilding. Winning the Mr. Florida, Mr. America, and Mr. USA titles gave me professional recognition as one of the greatest pro bodybuilders and powerlifters in the world.
Having competed as a professional bodybuilder for fifteen years I decided to retire in 2002 giving up my pro status as an IFBB pro athlete and moving on to what God has in store for me next. I have been blessed in my career accomplishing over seventy-five national and international magazine covers, 360 articles & advertisements along with numerous endorsements. The highlights of my career have been working with Arnold Schwarzenegger, being featured doing a series of photos for his bodybuilding encyclopaedia along with competing in the Arnold Classic. I was also honored to have the privilege to work with Vince & Linda McMahon endorsing ICO/PRO, and competing in the WBF, one of the highlights of my life. And last but not least Mr. Joe Weider.aka (The Master Blaster), I owe a lot to this man for taking me under his belt for the last twelve years, and for having faith in me as a pro athlete & contracting me for most of my professional career. I am honored, and always will be for being an endorser of Muscle & Fitness, Flex, and Weider Nutrition.
My career has enabled me to travel the world, and meet some of the world's greatest people. I thank God for blessing me with the opportunity to meet these great people who have become my friends, and by giving me the strength to be the best athlete and father that I can be.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank my fans for all their support through the fifteen years of my professional career. Your letters have always given me the drive and inspiration to be the best athlete that I can in the sport of bodybuilding. Please remember, just because I have retired from the sport of bodybuilding don't think that this is the end of Eddie Robinson, I promise you this is just the beginning! I am up to bigger and better things, a new chapter in my life. I have captured all of these achievements for a reason. Now it is time to capitalize on all of these achievements and put them to work.
"Life is not about who you are or what you've done, it's about how many lives you have touched and the closeness of Family and friends! God Bless You All!IFBB Pro Bodybuilder, two children, Cara (born 1992) & Seth (born 2001). Weider contracted athlete 1988-2002, Vince McMahon
1990-1994
Biography
In my life I have been blessed as an athlete and father of two precious children, Cara 16 & Seth 8.My career as an athlete started at a young age, as a teenager I played football and boxed at the Golden Gloves in Akron Ohio. In 1982, I moved to Florida and got involved in bodybuilding and power lifting which became my true love. As a teenager I was able to accomplish winning just about every bodybuilding and powerlifting meet in the state of Florida.
My career took off like a rocket in 1986 when I took a world record in the bench press at 5'8 and 220 pounds; I had pressed 575 and 610 pounds ranking me number one in the world. At that time I had channelled my strength to pursue a career in bodybuilding. Winning the Mr. Florida, Mr. America, and Mr. USA titles gave me professional recognition as one of the greatest pro bodybuilders and powerlifters in the world.
Having competed as a professional bodybuilder for fifteen years I decided to retire in 2002 giving up my pro status as an IFBB pro athlete and moving on to what God has in store for me next. I have been blessed in my career accomplishing over seventy-five national and international magazine covers, 360 articles & advertisements along with numerous endorsements. The highlights of my career have been working with Arnold Schwarzenegger, being featured doing a series of photos for his bodybuilding encyclopaedia along with competing in the Arnold Classic. I was also honored to have the privilege to work with Vince & Linda McMahon endorsing ICO/PRO, and competing in the WBF, one of the highlights of my life. And last but not least Mr. Joe Weider.aka (The Master Blaster), I owe a lot to this man for taking me under his belt for the last twelve years, and for having faith in me as a pro athlete & contracting me for most of my professional career. I am honored, and always will be for being an endorser of Muscle & Fitness, Flex, and Weider Nutrition.
My career has enabled me to travel the world, and meet some of the world's greatest people. I thank God for blessing me with the opportunity to meet these great people who have become my friends, and by giving me the strength to be the best athlete and father that I can be.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank my fans for all their support through the fifteen years of my professional career. Your letters have always given me the drive and inspiration to be the best athlete that I can in the sport of bodybuilding. Please remember, just because I have retired from the sport of bodybuilding don't think that this is the end of Eddie Robinson, I promise you this is just the beginning! I am up to bigger and better things, a new chapter in my life. I have captured all of these achievements for a reason. Now it is time to capitalize on all of these achievements and put them to work.
"Life is not about who you are or what you've done, it's about how many lives you have touched and the closeness of Family and friends! God Bless You All!IFBB Pro Bodybuilder, two children, Cara (born 1992) & Seth (born 2001). Weider contracted athlete 1988-2002, Vince McMahon
Vince McMahon
Vincent Kennedy "Vince" McMahon is an American professional wrestling promoter, announcer, commentator, film producer, actor and former occasional professional wrestler. McMahon is the current Chairman, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Committee of professional wrestling promotion WWE...
1990-1994
Bodybuilding titles
- 1982 Mr Largo, Teenage, 1st
- 1982 Men's Open, 3rd
- 1982 Mr Gulf Coast, Teenage Middleweight, 1st Overall
- 1982 Mr Teen Tampa Open, 2nd
- 1982 Mr Teen Southern States, 2nd
- 1982 Mr Suncoast, 1st
- 1983 Mr St. Petersberg, 1st
- 1983 Mr Teen Florida, 1st
- 1983 Mr Teen Gulf Coast, 1st
- 1983 Mr Southern USA, Men's Open, 1st
- 1984 Mr Teen USA, 1st
- 1984 Mr Florida Bodybuilding Championships, 1st Overall
- 1984 Poston's Bench Press Championships, 220 lb class - 1st Best Lifter, 510 lbs
- 1984 East Coast Strongman Championship, 1st
- 1984 West Coast Bench Press Championship, 220 lbs class - 1st, 525 lbs
- 1984 Tampa Bench Press Championship, 220 lbs class - 1st Overall, 550 lbs
- 1985 Buckeye Strong Man, 200 lbs class - 1st Overall & Best Lifter, 575 lbs Bench, 825 lbs Squat
- 1985 Florida State Bench Press Championship, 1st Best Lifter, 560 lbs Bench
- 1985 Jacksonville Strong Man, 220 lbs class, 1st, 560 lbs Bench
- 1986 Jacksonville PAL Bench Press Championship, 200 lbs class - 575 lbs Bench
- 1986 NPC Junior Teen Nationals, Heavyweight, 1st Overall
- 1986 Florida State Body Building Championship, 2nd
- 1986 Jacksonville PAL March of Dimes Bench Press - 1st Overall
- 1986 Florida State Bench Press Rick Poston, 220 lbs. class - 610 lbs Bench New world record in 220 lb. class (Teenage and Men's Open)
- 1988 Nationals, Atlanta, Men's Open, 5th
- 1989 Mr USA, 1st overall
- 1990 Niagara Falls Pro, 1st
- 1990 Night of ChampionsNight of ChampionsNight of Champions is a bodybuilding contest held every year in New York City, USA. It began in 1978 and is considered one of the top professional bodybuilding events, with the top five finalists qualifying for the Mr. Olympia contest....
, 6th - 1990 Mr. OlympiaMr. OlympiaMr. Olympia is the title awarded to the winner of the professional men's bodybuilding contest at Joe Weider's Olympia Weekend - an international bodybuilding competition that is held annually by the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness . Joe Weider created the contest to enable the...
, 10th - 1991 World Bodybuilding FederationWorld Bodybuilding FederationThe World Bodybuilding Federation was a bodybuilding organization founded in 1990 by Vince McMahon that lasted until 1992. It was a subsidiary of Titan Sports which owned and operated the World Wrestling Federation.-Creation:...
(WBF), 4th - 1992 World Bodybuilding FederationWorld Bodybuilding FederationThe World Bodybuilding Federation was a bodybuilding organization founded in 1990 by Vince McMahon that lasted until 1992. It was a subsidiary of Titan Sports which owned and operated the World Wrestling Federation.-Creation:...
(WBF), 6th - 1995 Night of ChampionsNight of ChampionsNight of Champions is a bodybuilding contest held every year in New York City, USA. It began in 1978 and is considered one of the top professional bodybuilding events, with the top five finalists qualifying for the Mr. Olympia contest....
, 8th - 1995 Grand Prix France, 8th
- 1995 Grand Prix Ukraine, 8th
- 1996 Canada Pro Cup, 5th
- 1996 Florida Pro Invitational, 4th
- 1996 Night of ChampionsNight of ChampionsNight of Champions is a bodybuilding contest held every year in New York City, USA. It began in 1978 and is considered one of the top professional bodybuilding events, with the top five finalists qualifying for the Mr. Olympia contest....
, 9th - 1997 Arnold ClassicArnold ClassicThe Arnold Classic, renamed Arnold Fitness Weekend, is an annual bodybuilding competition, named after Arnold Schwarzenegger. It takes place in late February or early March in Columbus, Ohio, United States.-History:...
, 13th - 1997 Ironman Pro InvitationalIronman Pro InvitationalThe Ironman Pro Invitational is a IFBB bodybuilding contest held every year. It began in 1990 and is considered one of the top professional bodybuilding events, with the top five finalists qualifying for the Mr. Olympia contest....
, 7th - 1998 San Francisco Pro InvitationalSan Francisco Pro InvitationalThe San Francisco Pro Invitational is an IFBB professional bodybuilding contest.-Winners:-See also:*List of male professional bodybuilders*List of female professional bodybuilders...
, 13th - 1998 Toronto Pro Invitational, 11th
- 1999 Toronto Pro Invitational, 8th
See also
- List of male professional bodybuilders
- List of female professional bodybuilders
- Mr. OlympiaMr. OlympiaMr. Olympia is the title awarded to the winner of the professional men's bodybuilding contest at Joe Weider's Olympia Weekend - an international bodybuilding competition that is held annually by the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness . Joe Weider created the contest to enable the...
- Arnold ClassicArnold ClassicThe Arnold Classic, renamed Arnold Fitness Weekend, is an annual bodybuilding competition, named after Arnold Schwarzenegger. It takes place in late February or early March in Columbus, Ohio, United States.-History:...
- Ironman Pro InvitationalIronman Pro InvitationalThe Ironman Pro Invitational is a IFBB bodybuilding contest held every year. It began in 1990 and is considered one of the top professional bodybuilding events, with the top five finalists qualifying for the Mr. Olympia contest....
- Night of ChampionsNight of ChampionsNight of Champions is a bodybuilding contest held every year in New York City, USA. It began in 1978 and is considered one of the top professional bodybuilding events, with the top five finalists qualifying for the Mr. Olympia contest....