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Don Youngblood
Don Youngblood
Bodybuilder
Personal info
Nickname	Don
Born	April 7, 1954; Alma, Arkanas
Died	May 8, 2005 (aged 51)
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	Contest: 245 lb (111 kg); Off-season: 295 lb (134 kg)
Professional career
Pro-debut	1994;
Best win	Masters Olympia; 2002;

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Don Youngblood (April 7, 1954 – May 8, 2005) was an American IFBB professional bodybuilder.

Stats

Height: 5'9
Off Season Weight: 295 lb.
Competition Weight: 245 lb.

Early Life

Don Youngblood is a trucker who is not afraid of a challenge, be it from life, the business world, or world champion bodybuilders like Vince Taylor. His pet is a bobcat, but his hobby is taking on the lions in world of bodybuilding.

Youngblood started his trucking career in the mid-1970’s as a driver for the Southern Pacific Railroad in Bakersfield, Calif. “After a year, I was able to convince the bank to loan me the money for an old Peterbilt truck. After I paid off the loan, I bought a new truck, and then had a business opportunity in Arkansas.” In Alma, Arkansas he founded SDS Transportation Services which today fields 100 trucks hauling frozen foods all over the county for companies like Wal-Mart , Tyson and Cargill.

Career Success

In 1987 after 13 years of business building Youngblood decided it was time to invest in himself. “Bodybuilding was something I always wanted to do and I started by first working out in my garage. My inspiration was Vince Taylor who already had about a half-dozen titles to his credit when I was just getting started. I never dreamed I would be competing head to head with the guy in just a few years. I went to a couple of bodybuilding shows and realized that I had the size and the willpower to be a serious competitor.” In 1994 Youngblood took 1st in the Arkansas State Masters competition and in 1995 became the Arkansas Overall State Champion at age 41. Within 3 months he earned the Overall Champion at the NPC Masters (National Physique Committee), thus earning his pro card. But Young had his eye on the Mr. Olympia competition. It took some time for the IFBB (International Federation of BodyBuilders) to give recognition to the NPC qualification but when Youngblood finally was cleared for the The Mr. Olympia competition he got back in shape and took 2nd in the 2001 event sharing the stage with Vince Taylor. In 2002 he took the title away from Taylor and became the first competitor to dethrone a reigning champion!

1994 Arkansas State Masters - 1st
1995 Arkansas State Overall - 1st
1995 NPC Masters Nationals, Heavyweight, 1st
2001 Masters Olympia, 2nd
2002 Mr. Olympia, 25th
2002 Masters Olympia, 1st

Fun Facts

Favorite City: Paris and Rome
Favorite Bodybuilder: Lee Haney and Ronnie Coleman
Favorite Actor: Tom Hanks

External links

References

Bodybuilder Don Youngblood. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.criticalbench.com/Don-Youngblood.htm Masters Olympia Champ R.I.P. (2005, May 11). Retrieved from https://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/youngbloodrip.htm Sunny, B. (n.d.). Don Youngblood Biography,Photos and Profile. Retrieved from http://muscleshunk.blogspot.com/2012/05/don-youngblood-biographyphotos-and.html

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 '''Don Youngblood''' (April 7, 1954 – May 8, 2005) was an [[United States|American]] [[International Federation of BodyBuilders|IFBB]] professional [[bodybuilding|bodybuilder]].
 ==Stats==
 *'''Height:''' 5'9''
 *'''Off Season Weight:''' 295&nbsp;lb.
 *'''Competition Weight:''' 245&nbsp;lb.
+==Early Life==
+Don Youngblood is a trucker who is not afraid of a challenge, be it from life, the business world, or world champion bodybuilders like Vince Taylor. His pet is a bobcat, but his hobby is taking on the lions in world of bodybuilding.
+Youngblood started his trucking career in the mid-1970’s as a driver for the Southern Pacific Railroad in Bakersfield, Calif. “After a year, I was able to convince the bank to loan me the money for an old Peterbilt truck. After I paid off the loan, I bought a new truck, and then had a business opportunity in Arkansas.” In Alma, Arkansas he founded SDS Transportation Services which today fields 100 trucks hauling frozen foods all over the county for companies like Wal-Mart , Tyson and Cargill.
+==Career Success==
+In 1987 after 13 years of business building Youngblood decided it was time to invest in himself. “Bodybuilding was something I always wanted to do and I started by first working out in my garage. My inspiration was Vince Taylor who already had about a half-dozen titles to his credit when I was just getting started. I never dreamed I would be competing head to head with the guy in just a few years. I went to a couple of bodybuilding shows and realized that I had the size and the willpower to be a serious competitor.” In 1994 Youngblood took 1st in the Arkansas State Masters competition and in 1995 became the Arkansas Overall State Champion at age 41. Within 3 months he earned the Overall Champion at the NPC Masters (National Physique Committee), thus earning his pro card.
+But Young had his eye on the Mr. Olympia competition. It took some time for the IFBB (International Federation of BodyBuilders) to give recognition to the NPC qualification but when Youngblood finally was cleared for the The Mr. Olympia competition he got back in shape and took 2nd in the 2001 event sharing the stage with Vince Taylor. In 2002 he took the title away from Taylor and became the first competitor to dethrone a reigning champion!
-==Contest history==
 *1994 Arkansas State Masters - 1st
 *1995 Arkansas State Overall - 1st
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 *2002 Mr. Olympia, 25th
 *2002 [[Masters Olympia]], 1st
+==Fun Facts==
+*Favorite City: Paris and Rome
+*Favorite Bodybuilder: Lee Haney and Ronnie Coleman
+*Favorite Actor: Tom Hanks
 ==See also==
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 *[http://www.donyoungblood.com Official website]
 *[http://www.bodybuilders.com/youngblood.htm Article on Bodybuilders.com]
+*[http://www.criticalbench.com/Don-Youngblood.htm Bodybuilder Don Youngblood Tribute]
+*[http://muscleshunk.blogspot.com/2012/05/don-youngblood-biographyphotos-and.html Don Youngblood Biography]
+==References==
+Bodybuilder Don Youngblood. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.criticalbench.com/Don-Youngblood.htm
+Masters Olympia Champ R.I.P. (2005, May 11). Retrieved from https://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/youngbloodrip.htm
+Sunny, B. (n.d.). Don Youngblood Biography,Photos and Profile. Retrieved from http://muscleshunk.blogspot.com/2012/05/don-youngblood-biographyphotos-and.html
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