The Champ
Totaled elite in 4 class, 198,220,242,275
While the "People's Champion" and his ill-mannered internet persona may be quite familiar to "millions and millions" of fans somewhere (?), there is a more serious side to the man outside the digital domain. Now 4o'ish, Tim has been lifting a very long time and was witness to the legendary goings on at the old Texas Athletic Club in Austin during its heyday in the late 70's. Despite a history of rather catrastrophic injuries to his back, knees and shoulders over the years, Tim has also done (and continues to do) some fine lifting of his own as revealed in the following resume:
1979 Texas State Olympic Weightlifting Champion
1989 Ranked 98th at 198 (Powerlifting)
1989 Texas State Champion l98 {Powerlifting)
1989 All-Around (I. A.W.A.) World Champion
1989 All-Around (A W A) National Champion
1989 World Record One Hand Deadlift (501 lbs.)
1994 Selected to Team USA for the Goodwill Games in St. Petersburg Russia
1994 Qualified to compete in the U S Nationals
1995 Texas State Champion (Powerlifting} @220
1995 American Record Deadlift 7OO lbs. @ 220
1995 American Record Total 183O lbs. @22O
1995 Ranked 13th in US. @220
1995 Ranked no 1 in the U.S (35yr/above} @220
1996 Part -Am Games Champion @242
1996 Texas State Champion (Powerlifting) @242
1996 American Record deadlift 710.7 lbs. @242
1996 American Record Bench Press 479.5 @ 275
1996 Ranked no.1 in the U.S @242
1997 Ranked 18th in the U.S. @242
1997 Ranked 28th in the U.S @275
1997 Texas State Record Hammer Throw 56 lb. (31')
1997 Texas State Olympic Championships (3rd)
1997 Ranked no.1 in the U S @275 (35yr)
1998 Ranked 10th (Power/Olympic) of all time @ 242
1998 American Record Deadlift 718 lbs. @275
1998 American Record Deadlift 722.5 lbs. @275
1998 American Record Deadlift 741.7 lbs. @275
1998 American Record Total 1936 lbs. @275
1999 U.S P F World Champion @275
1999 Texas State Record total 1948 @ 242
1999 American record 722 Deadlift @242
1999 USPF National Champion @ 275
1977 Jr. Olympic champion (Olympic lifting)