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Dickerson first entered a bodybuilding competition in 1965 by taking third place at that year's Mr. Long Beach competition. He turned pro in 1973 and won a total of 15 professional bodybuilding titles across four organizations during his career. [10] Bill Pearl trained and advised him throughout his career.
- 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
- August 25, 1939, Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
- 195 lb (88 kg)
- December 23, 2021 (aged 82), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Jan 10, 2022 · Chris Dickerson, who as the first Black man to win the Mr. America contest shook up the musclebound world of bodybuilding and established himself as one of its elite competitors, died on Dec. 23 ...
Dec 24, 2021 · chris dickerson discovers bodybuilding Henri Christophe Dickerson was born one of three boy triplets, August 25, 1939, in Montgomery, Alabama. His parents divorced early, so he was raised by his mother, Mahala Ashley Dickerson , a trailblazing civil rights attorney.
Jan 12, 2022 · Legendary bodybuilder Chris Dickerson, who made history as the first-ever Black Mr. America, died on Dec. 23, according to multiple outlets. He was 82. Dickerson died at a hospital in Fort ...
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Jan 11, 2022 · Chris Dickerson, first Black man to win the Mr. America title, died December 23 of heart failure in Fort Lauderdale, Florida at the age of 82. ... Chris Dickerson was a bodybuilder who became the ...
Jan 13, 2022 · The first Black bodybuilder to be named Mr. America has died at 82. According to The Washington Post, Chris Dickerson, who made bodybuilding history when he became the first Black Mr. America ...
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Chris Dickerson, who rose from a childhood in the Jim Crow-era South to become one of the world’s greatest bodybuilders, breaking barriers as the first Black Mr. America and the first openly gay ...
