Tuesday, May 18, 2010

IFBB Pro Bodybuilder Dennis Tinerino Passes Away.

Dennis Tinerino, a four-time Mr. Universe, Mr. America, and Hall of Fame Bodybuilder who went on to become a Christian evangelist with a worldwide ministry, has dies. He was 64.

Tinerino died Friday morning May 7 at Northridge Community Hospital in Northridge, California after an 18-month battle with stomach cancer.

Dennis Tinerino was born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York on December 23, 1945, the second son of third-generation Italian-American parents. His family moved to Brownsville, Brooklyn when Dennis was eight years old. His father Carmine was a dockworker and Golden Gloves boxer who took Dennis to his first workouts at the Brooklyn Central YMCA when Dennis was 12 years old.

The legendary bodybuilder won his first title as Mr. Brooklyn in 1964. He followed that up with 11 additional titles, including Mr. New York City, and Mr. America in 1967. After winning Mr. America, he competed in the 1967 Mr. Universe, finishing in second place to an up and coming Arnold Schwarzenegger. He came back to win the NABBA Mr. Universe title in England in 1968. Three more Mr. Universe titles followed in 1975, 1980 and 1981. Tinerino also won the title of Pro Mr. Natural America in 1978.

A regular competitor in the Mr. Olympia contests from 1977 through 1982, his highest finish was second in the heavyweight division in 1979. Throughout his career, Tinerino graced the cover of dozens of bodybuilding and fitness magazines, including Muscle & Fitness, Muscular Development, Iron Man, and Strength & Health. He was also featured in many fitness and training ads, and authored his own weight training manuals.

Tinerino was mentored by bodybuilding legends Bill Pearl and Joe Abbenda. He competed against some of the top name bodybuilders in the golden age of the sport, including Reg Park, Dave Draper, Sergio Oliva, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lou Ferrigno, Franco Columbu and Frank Zane. Best known for his door wide shoulders and washboard abs, “Dennis was one of the best bodybuilders of his era. His blend of size and shape was a classic combination that took him to Mr. America, Mr. World and Mr. Universe” according to Joe Weider, the “Father of Bodybuilding” and founder of the IFBB (International Federation of Body Building.)

Among other career accomplishments, Tinerino was named to several Halls of Fame, including the AAU Hall of Fame, the Italian American Sports Hall of Fame, the Oldetime Barbell & Strongmen Hall of Fame, the National Fitness Hall of Fame, and in 2006, the IFBB Body Building Hall of Fame.

In 1970 Dennis met and married the love of his life, Anita Conti and together they appeared on the December 1971 cover of Strength & Health Magazine. They moved from Queens, New York to California in 1974 and had three children, Tara, Marissa and Dennis-John.

A SAG actor, Tinerino had several roles in TV commercials and movies, including “Hercules in New York,” with Arnold Schwarzenegger.

After undergoing a spiritual conversion in 1979, Dennis became an ordained Christian minister and founded Dennis Tinerino Ministries. He traveled the world and preached in dozens of countries including England, Italy, Greece, Japan and Australia, as well as throughout the United States.

He was associated with such well-known evangelists as Dr. Jerry Savelle, Pastor Ray McCauley, and Rodney Howard-Browne. Dennis often humorously referred to himself as “The Sermonator” a reference to his long time rival and friend, Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was known as “The Terminator” and most recently “The Governator.”
Tinerino’s life and spiritual journey are documented in his autobiography, “Super Size Your Faith,” which was published in 2006.

Along the way Tinerino’s testimony and preaching touched millions of lives around the world. He was loved and respected throughout the Christian community. A big man with a big heart, he was known for his larger-than-life, joyous and fun personality.
Tinerino is survived by his wife Anita, two daughters, Tara and Marissa, son Dennis-John, son-in-law Eli Flora, parents Carmine and Mary, brothers Salvatore and Laurence, nieces Andrea Tinerino McMahon and Ilona Tinerino-Allen, and nephews Vincent and Jared.

Source: Los Angeles Times via http://insidebodybuilding.blogspot.com/

16 comments:

Anonymous said...

Nice post. I learn something totally new and challenging on blogs I stumbleupon every day.
It's always interesting to read articles from other authors and use something from other websites.

Here is my web-site - Buy Muscle Factor X

Anonymous said...

Howdy! I could have sworn I've visited this website before but after looking at some of the posts I realized it's new to me.
Anyways, I'm definitely pleased I stumbled upon it and I'll be book-marking it and checking back frequently!


Look into my website - Download Muscle Maximizer

Anonymous said...

Wow, incredible blog layout! How long have you been blogging for?
you make blogging look easy. The overall look of your website is fantastic, as well as the content!


my page :: Buy Le Parfait

Anonymous said...

Aw, this was an exceptionally good post. Taking a few minutes and
actual effort to make a great article… but what can
I say… I hesitate a lot and don't seem to get anything done.

Here is my homepage; Home income kit reviews

Anonymous said...

I like what you guys are up too. This kind of clever work and coverage!

Keep up the wonderful works guys I've you guys to my personal blogroll.

my web blog; Pure GCE Extract

Anonymous said...

Hello this is kinda of off topic but I was wondering if blogs use WYSIWYG editors or if
you have to manually code with HTML. I'm starting a blog soon but have no coding know-how so I wanted to get advice from someone with experience. Any help would be enormously appreciated!

Review my blog: Le derme luxe

Anonymous said...

Wow! At last I got a blog from where I be capable of in fact get useful facts regarding my study and knowledge.


my website ... Xtrasize Review

Anonymous said...

Keep on writing, great job!

Here is my website ... Pur Essence Skin Care

Anonymous said...

I think the admin of this web site is in fact
working hard in support of his website, as here every material is
quality based stuff.

Feel free to surf to my web page; Lift serum pro

Anonymous said...

My family every time say that I am killing my time here at net, but I
know I am getting knowledge daily by reading thes fastidious
articles or reviews.

My weblog: Online Home Careers Reviews

Anonymous said...

I always emailed this weblog post page to all my friends,
for the reason that if like to read it afterward my contacts will too.


Feel free to surf to my weblog - Power Precision Muscle building

Anonymous said...

This is my first time visit at here and i am in fact
impressed to read everthing at alone place.

Here is my blog; weight loss

Anonymous said...

Excellent post. I was checking continuously this blog and I'm impressed! Extremely useful info specially the last part :) I care for such information much. I was looking for this certain information for a long time. Thank you and best of luck.

my homepage; Saphire Electronic Cigarette

Anonymous said...

These are genuinely wonderful ideas in about blogging.

You have touched some fastidious things here. Any way keep up wrinting.


Also visit my site: Ripped Muscle Xtreme Review

Anonymous said...

Orianna now gains a passive range indicator that shows the range at
which The Ball will return to her when attached to an allied Champion. Otherwise, it is useful because of the low MP cost, but other skills should take
priority. Then climb to the second elevator and do ledge hangs all the way to
the top.

my webpage; Summoners War Hack

Anonymous said...

certainly like your web-site but you have to take a look
at the spelling on quite a few of your posts. Many of them are rife with spelling problems and I in finding it very troublesome to tell the truth nevertheless I will surely come again again.

my website :: Ricky Salvador