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Association of Oldetime Barbell & Strongmen, AOBS, 2007
Guest of Honor
IFBB Mr. America, Mr. World and Mr. Universe
“The Blond Bomberâ€
Famed author, instructor and inspiration to millions
The tremendous physique and great strength you developed as a teenager drew countless youngster into the world of bodybuilding.
Winning the IFBB Mr. America, Mr. World and Mr. Universe crowns against some of the toughest competitors in the world established your name as a true great in the world of bodybuilding.
Your comeback and rededication to the Iron Game inspired untold numbers of others attain and sustain a lifelong dedication to developing health and strength.
Your continuing efforts through your writing, seminars and website provide weight trainers throughout the world with the information and inspiration they need to pursue their personal fitness goals.
With appreciate for your great talent and dedication, we proudly confer our highest achievement award, the
AOBS – Vic Boff Award
On this day of Saturday, June 9th, 2007
The Association of Oldetime Barbell and Strongmen
Saddle Brook Marriott, New Jersey
Artie Drechsler, President
Johnny Mandel, Chairman
on June 15th, 2007 at 12:46 pm
A deserving recipient, indeed.
on June 15th, 2007 at 2:54 pm
It couldn’t have happened to a better man. Congrats!
on June 16th, 2007 at 6:09 pm
Dave, They don’t come any better than you. I’m sure
our Heavenly Father broke the mold when He made you. Question…..was Laurie kidding about taking the train to the 2008 meet?
on June 16th, 2007 at 7:11 pm
Bravo & congrats to Dave Draper; charismatic legendary bodybuilding champion and even more importantly, a champion human being. Dave Draper reminds me of the line from that famous Rudyard Kipling poem “If”: “…walk with kings – nor lose the common touch”. Dave has well-earned fame and celebrity and yet he is still a “regular guy” (and a great writer with insight & humour who reminds me of Damon Runyon and Ring Lardner). Dave Draper from the muscle magazines inspired me to start lifting weights. Now I receive Dave’s (& Laree Draper’s) weekly newsletters and they give me a boost. Dave and his wife Laree are a great team and they have a wonderful website that is loaded with bodybuilding info & routines, history, photos, nutrition & health tips & more! I’m still hoping that Dave will star in a sequel to the movie that he was in with Tony Curtis years ago (“Don’t Make Waves”). Maybe I should call up Tony Curtis and ask him to speak to Dave and try to convince him. I think that a lot of Draper fans (including me) would like to see that movie. Once again, I congratulate Dave Draper on receiving this well-earned award and I send my best wishes to Dave & Laree Draper.
Cheers,
David Rubin
on June 17th, 2007 at 4:30 am
Well deserved. Your recent personal response to my email told me what I really already knew – that you are not only one of the legends of the iron game, but that you are also a very generous and kind human being. Way to go, Dave!
Bill Nunnally
on June 17th, 2007 at 4:59 am
Congratulations Dave! Time passes quickly doesn’t it?
If the AOBS ever comes to Orlando, (Disney hint,hint) I’m there.
on June 17th, 2007 at 5:50 am
Dave:
You truly earned the right to be honored by the AOBS–it was real good to meet you again and meet Laree for the first time–you have a fine lady there,which I am sure you are aware of. It sounds like you all had a great time–it was one of the better trips for me too I must say–they are all good though,I hope to see you all back there again(like next year) the Blond Bomber–one of the Greats!!
Take Care,
Howard Havener
on June 17th, 2007 at 9:16 am
Very well said. For 30 years of inspiration, thank you Dave. Ole’!!
on June 17th, 2007 at 8:44 pm
what a fitting tribute to a legend of a man.
i am 49 yrs old and have only been training for 9 months , initially to strengthen a broken t12 but i have dedicated myself to doing a competition as soon as i turn 50 , largely because of the pics i discovered on your website and what i have learned about you during and after your career and mostly after seeing the pics of you in your sixtys . your wife must be very proud of you my friend .your are a real inspiration
lance evans auckland new zealand
on June 18th, 2007 at 1:11 am
Congratulations Dave !!!
They couldn’t have given this award to a better person !!!
Cheers,
Andy
on June 18th, 2007 at 6:04 am
Dave Draper will always be my favorite bodybuilder, you have the perfect look, the blonde bomber, God bless you Dave you mean so much to all of us!!
on June 20th, 2007 at 1:12 pm
Forget about bending the quarter with your teeth…but you’ve got a whole year to work on bending something that will really wow them!!! congrats!!!
on June 21st, 2007 at 6:50 pm
Mr. Draper,
Congratulations on your award!!!! It is well deserved, you are an inspirations to all of us. Keep flying high!
on June 21st, 2007 at 6:55 pm
DD,
You have proved that hard work and mighty courage pays off in the end!
LDS
on June 23rd, 2007 at 1:47 pm
Congratulations of the highest order on your award. Nobody deserves it more. You earned it through a life-time of heart and hard work. As you rightly point out to readers of your fantastic newsletter regularly, there is no substitute for these. I was inspired to see your picture at age 64 on the cover of AARP Magazine. I remembered the Blond Bomber from my teenage years, and thought to myself, “now there’s a humble guy who’s still doing it right.” Shortly after that, my 28 year-old son and I (I”m 59), began regular workouts at our local gym here in Ketchikan, Alaska. That was about 8 months ago. We both now have life-long fitness goals and personal fitness vision. We go about our workouts with focus, relish, aplomb, and at the risk of using a word that is overworked today, yes, joy! We are rediscovering the meaning of the old adage that hard work pays off, and the fact that nothing, in fact, is more pleasurable. What is better I ask you than a hot shower after a really good workout? The thing is, the good workout has to come before the hot shower. The latter is a fringe benefit, one of many (again I say many) rewards of joyous discipline in the gym. To sum up, I can’t tell you what an inspiration that the combined wisdom, intelligence, and wittiness of you and your wife Laree, has done for my son and I. Both of you really help keep us inspired to give fitness our best shot! To quote a very humorous piece of wisdom: “Why snooze at home when you could be blasting it down at the gym?” My son Ryan and I are now in the Brotherhood of Bombers. Need I say more? Thank you Dave and Laree.
Sincerely,
James Mix
on June 23rd, 2007 at 2:29 pm
Dave,
Wow! What a beautiful award that is. Way to go, bro!!
You certainly deserve this beautiful tribute to a lifetime of work, sweat, dedication, and love for a truly great sport and way of life.
My wife, Sharon and I do love your weekly infusion of logic and truth when it comes to true training. Your newsletter is always a welcome piece of literature inside of our mailbox. The award you received is symbolic of how great and pertinent your writings are; and how helpful too!!
God bless to both you and your wife, Laree.
With great respect,
Mars and Sharon Rowell
on June 17th, 2010 at 4:08 am
Hello strongman competitors. My name is Paul Winwood and I have competed in bodybuilding and powerlifting, and have a passion for resistance training.
In the past decade the sport of strongman has grown rapidly in popularity both as a spectator sport and in terms of the number of active competitors. Anecdotal evidence suggests that elite strongman competitors may be some of, if not the strongest men and women in the world. How did these individuals get so strong? What unique training methods do they do to handle such incredible loads? Currently, a paucity of evidence exists to answer these questions.
The following link is to the survey ‘The training practices of strongman competitors’. This survey will form part of my Master’s thesis, which is under the guidance of my primary supervisor Justin Keogh, PhD (