IFBB Mr. America

IFBB Mr. America was a bodybuilding contest organised by the International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB). It was first held in 1949 and in direct competition with the AAU Mr. America. After the one-off contest in 1949 it permanently returned in 1959.

It ran until 1977 when the competition was handed over to the National Physique Committee (NPC) and the contest renamed to the NPC National Bodybuilding Competition. The NPC Nationals began in 1982 and is still running today.

Competition winners

Year

Overall Winner

1949

Alan Stephan

1959

Chuck Sipes

1960

Gene Shuey

1962

Larry Scott

1963

Reg Lewis

1964

Harold Poole

1965

Dave Draper

1966

Chester Yorton

1967

Don Howorth

1968

Frank Zane

1969

John DeCola

1970

Mike Katz

1971

Ken Waller

1972

Ed Corney

1973

Lou Ferrigno

1974

Bob Birdsong

1975

Robby Robinson

1976

Mike Mentzer

1977

Danny Padilla

See also

List of professional bodybuilders