Richard Douglas Young August 21, 1944 – October 7, 2005 Richard Douglas “Doug” Young was born, raised, and lived in Texas. He played football in high school and took up powerlifting in his late 20s. During his football years and after training ended, he got out of shape and gained quite a bit of weight. […]
Lars Gunnar HedlundJanuary 24, 1949 – June 4, 2016 Lars Gunnar Hedlund, better known as Lasse Hedlund, was born and raised in Örebro, Sweden. He started sports at an early age and soon discovered strength sports. He began with Olympic weightlifting and won several youth and junior titles. He also broke multiple national junior records […]