![]() ![]() Oh, and he was also the alst Marlboro Man. I thought that was before he started working for the government.Īnd it seems a strange fate for such a person to wind up playing bad guys in B movies. And how did he wind up stunt doubling Lex Barker in a 1958 French film after such a distinguished career. But it seems a remarkable career for such a young man. of course, he could have been working for the CIA and NSA in Korea after that. But Smith's listed date of birth is 3/24/33, meaning he would have been 20 years old when the Korean War ended 7/27/53. I checked and the CIA was formed in 1947 and NSA in 1952, so they could have been involved in the Korean War. government, but his marriage to a French actress meant the loss of security clearance. He had both CIA and NSAclearance and intended to enter a classified position with the U.S. During the Korean War he was a Russian Intercept Interrogator and flew secret ferret missions over Russia. Smith is fluent in Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Frenchand German. He also studied at the Sorbonne in Paris and the University of Munich while learning languages through the military. He "abandon(ed) his Ph.D.studies for an MGM contract and stunt doubling for former screen Tarzan Lex Barker in a 1958 Frenchfilm The Strange Awakening". He got a Master's Degree in Russian studies at UCLA wound up teaching Russian there. He also played semi-pro football in Germany, competed in motocross and downhill skiing events and won the 200 pound arm-wrestling championship of the world several times.īut this pales compared to his academic and military career. He won the Air Force weightlifting championship, had a 31-1 record as an amateur boxer, (so I guess he isn't perfect) and was a "student" of the martial arts. ![]() It also outlines his incredible athletic achievements, including having 18 1/2 inch arms, (I assume they mean circumference rather than length) and "is a record holder for reverse-curling his own bodyweight". Wikipedia says "Smith earned a Bachelor of Arts from Syracuse and a Master's degree in Russian Studies from UCLA". No Doubt these are the reasons John Brezenk is called the best arm wrestler in the world.I recently watched something with the actor William Smith in it and decided to look him up on the net. His static strength makes it impossible to open his wrist and to escape when his wrist is bent and his pronator is locked. Even if he lost his wrist position, somehow he might dead-wrist press a guy across the arm wrestling table. The connective tissue of his elbow and forearm makes his hand back pressure and side pressure tremendous. In every situation, his technique and sports knowledge enabled him to use his strength. ![]() Such stresses during puberty (unlike later in life) have a major effect on adult physical development. Not just the wrist, Brzenk’s elbow bone, tendons, and ligaments are perhaps strongest too. ![]() John had perhaps the best cupping (wrist) strength of all time, as could get his wrist bent on just about anybody. Brzenk defeated winners from all weight classes, earning the top spot in almost every competition he competed in, and has a cameo appearance in the 1987 Sylvester Stallone film Over the Top. Brezenk won GOLDEN BEAR Titles: SUPERMATCH (Absolut Champion), 2000,2001,2002,2009 Harley Pull Titles, Over the Top World Championship (defeating Richard Lupkes), USAA National Pro-Am Championship (defeating Ron Bath), etc. Growing the right physical structure at this age set him able to compete for a long, strong, arm wrestling career. John Brzenk is officially named by the Guinness Book of World Records, as the “Greatest Armwrestler of All Time.” His father, an arm wrestler himself, could pull him, his brother, his father’s friends, etc driving young Brzenk towards the sport. ![]()
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