Iron Icons: John Kuc & Jim Williams

[stef]

by Marty Gallagher

“John Kuc was an important figure in powerlifting. In the early 1970s Kuc trail-blazed all-time best poundages as a superheavyweight lifter: he was the first man to squat 900, the first man to total 2300, the first man to deadlift 850.”

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[78704]

Didn't Paul Anderson squat 1200 for a double in the 50s?

[djl236]

Great article. Being from Scranton, I really enjoyed this one on our two local lifting legends.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Didn't Paul Anderson squat 1200 for a double in the 50s?

Not in a meet with judges. There were no meets until the 1960s.

[patterson]

so how much did big jim ever bench anyway?