John D. Fair John D. Fair is professor of history and chair of the Department of History and Geography at Georgia College & State University in Milledgville, Georgia. He is the author of two books on modern British history. He has competed in more than fifty Olympic and powerlifting meets, coached several teams, taught weight-training classes, staged meets, been a national referee, served on the national weightlifting committee, and even judged a Mr. America contest. For more weightlifting history see his book Muscletown USA: Bob Hoffman and the Manly Culture of York Barbell. Articles The Tragic History of the Military Press The Pioneers of Protein Strongmen of the Crescent City The Organization of American Weightlifting, 1911-1924 George Jowett, the ACWLA & the Milo Barbell Company
