Bodybuilding is a sport of individuals and not teams – fans become very attached to each bodybuilder like a celebrity personality. The more we see them compete and put themselves out there, the more we connect with them as people. The death of any person is a very sad thing indeed only to be made all the sadder when they are a public figure.
Ten Bodybuilders Who Died Young
10- Mike Matarazzo, 49 Years Old
09- Nasser El Sonbaty, 48 Years Old
08- Rich Piana, 46 Years Old
07- Greg Kovacs, 45 Years Old
06- Art Atwood, 38 Years Old
05- Daniele Seccarecci, 33 Years Old
04- Andreas Munzer, 31 Years Old
03- Scott Klein, 30 Years Old
02- Dallas McCarver, 26 Years Old
01- Dan Puckett, 22 Years Old
These ten deaths in bodybuilding history are truly saddening but also the way they died was shocking. So let’s pay respects to the memory of these three bodybuilders while also being aware of the intense circumstances that lead to the loss of these pro athletes. Check out the list above.
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Nothing shocking at all – they were all glorified drug addicts.
Harsh but true
Most pro athletes are glorified drug addicts. From Lebron James all the way to Lance Armstrong
Ignorance at its finest
Piece of shit
LeBron? Please enlighten me..
Nick Youngblood Rich Piana had enough drugs in him over 27 years to supply at least 5 hospitals.
You are ignorant. Rich died due to cocaine and meds, and Dallas died from insulin. Go ahead…tell me steroids and insulin are the same so I can laugh.
Logan Mayberry i thought he died from choking on food
Most of the people on this site know that they do drugs but who really gives a fuck. probably the people that can’t look that way even though they are taking a bunch of drugs.
Steve Trager please don’t tell me you ride the cock of pro athletes and think they can do no wrong. I think a vast majority of them have used in their careers.
NONE OF THESE DOPEHEADS WERE BORN AGAIN BY JESUS CHRIST AND ARE NOW SUFFERING HELL FIRE IN NOT HAVING THEIR SINS FORGIVEN BEFORE THEY DIED… HOW ABOUT YOURSELF?
Some chemical drugs that harm body, and some beliefs harm the mind.
Fuck off lesley
John Stewart you are the biggest junkie on here you dumb wank potato. Jesus Christ was very much into different kind of dopes. You being a fkin big one of them.
And you are a scumbag
Lebron used HGH
Nick Boutros really?
Is truly a dead-end sport but I do have a lot of respect for the guys that put their body through so much takes true discipline and character
If rich piana was this size “on the picture” he would have been so fucking good looking damn it
And they didn’t give out as many pro cards as they do back then like the hand them out these days. He would have been a pro easily these days the way pro cards are given and the amount of them given
Thousands died young. I don’t like the impression that some lost people are more shocking than others. Think of it.
RIP to Rich but he wasn’t young
40’s is young
26 is young. 46 isn’t young
Your a fucken idiot 46 is young. 70 and 80 is old.
Felipe C Pym omg once you hit 70 that’s suddenly old ??? 46 is old you fucking retard. Do you even fucking lift? Let me guess, you’re in your 40’s so that’s why you’re crying. Go fuck your self
Rip zyzz
Can’t you just WAIT…Show some respect..at least until families have a chance to lay their loved one to rest…and all of you haters, you should be ashamed of your heartless comments. Unbelievable post…Fitness Volt…shame on you! No respect or consideration.
Still can’t believe he is gone from the earth.
I am sorry for your loss!!!
Albert Alexander leaving humanity behind. Rip
Rich was defiantly one of a kind. A true motivator.Very sorry for your loss.
You could have stopped him from doing roids and drugs
WARN PEOPLE FROM THE LAKE OF FIRE BY BEING BORN AGAIN BY JESUS CHRIST. IT IS NO JOKE TO BE TORMENTED FOREVER, INSTED OF ENJOYING EVERLASTING GLORY IN HEAVEN BY JESUS CHRIST LORD GOD ALMIGHTY…
Show respect guys! N Stop judging!…Sorry for ur loss! Prayers for you and your family!
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Here today gone tomorrow these guys will be forgotten very quickly. Drug bodybuilding has no credibility as a sport. These guys knew exactly what they were doing and the risks they were taking.
“Forgotten very quickly” says the guy without a profile picture.
Forgotten very quickly? Andreas Munzer is still remembered till today. The only person who nobody is gonna remember is you! Why should “Drug-Bodybuilding”, as you call it, have no right to be a sport? In every professional sport there are drugs involved. Football, swimming, tennis, weightlifting, even motherfucking F1 Racing. Just accept the fact that there is no professional sport without drug usage. All these people left a legacy that will be remembered by everyone who loves this beautiful sport.
I can therefore conclude that sport basically has been ruined by drugs.
I’ve been an athlete my whole life pal. But a health minded athlete.
Just curious do you have the balls to tell the public what drugs you take?
Just the basic steroids everyone takes..Creatine 😛 Im training since 2 Years so there is no need for me to even think about drug usage. That would be too much wasted potential that would be achievable without medication.
But if I should ever think about a cycle, you are the first one I’m gonna tell 😉
Thanks for your reply however it is somewhat confusing. Creatine is not a synthetic anabolic hormone. I wasn’t aware everyone took creatine.
Show some discipline and never give in to synthetic hormones. Trust me you’ll be glad in the long run.
If you have any genetic potential as a bodybuilder you don’t need them anyway to get a great looking physique
I know that Creatine is no anabolic hormone..it was just an ironic annotation to the all natural Vegan lifters out there who tell everyone that Creatine is a steroid 😀 I plan to stay natural and appreciate your calm an objective reply ??
Rich Piana hit my feeling ALOT !!! He just inspired me to eat lots and lots of Protein and keep working out with motivate , but now look what Death has done to him.
OR…”In Capitalizing On’ you mean
Ron Tuefel,Dan Puckett,Rod Koontz,Paul de Mayo,Zack Dery,Frank Hillebrand,Matt Duvall,Art Atwood,Joe Meeko,Mike Matarazzo,Virgil Buruiana,Derek Anthony,Netlander Ed van Amsterdam(Netherlands),Arnold Buurman RIP e.a.
Live fast die huge. They died doing what they love.
WHAT ABOUT PAUL DEMAYO,MOHAMMID BENZIA,AND THE HUGE FALL OF CRAIG TITUS,BODYBUILDING IS A VICIOUS DRUG SPORT, VICIOUS BERTIL FOX, STEROIDS PLAY A HUGE ROLE IN EVERY CASE…
Vicious? Seriously, you named 5 guys in a sport where there are thousands doing the same thing. Everything in life has some risk involved, depending on how you look at it.
FOR SURE… I’VE BEEN AROUND IT SINCE 92.
I think at the top end with high drug doses and multiple different substances yes.
Yes Barry Simms,it can also lead to many more substances,i know with Craig Titus it was crystal meth and myself alcohol and cocaine,but I have 9 months clean and with God on my side I will keep fighting the good fight…
46 young ??
Ashley Singh
Aren’t you forgetting some? I.e Mohammed Benaziza or Art Atwood or Mike Matarazzo or Nasser? RIP!
I picked up Mike at the airport in Philly,for The PA classic,great brother…what about Paul De mayo and the fall of CTitus..
All good people. Sad
AND ALL OF THEM WERE NOT BORN AGAIN BY JESUS CHRIST AND ARE IN HELL FIRE RIGHT NOW, SUFFERING THE VENGEANCE OF ETERNAL WRATH OF GOD ALMIGHTY….
Lol your delusional ?
Robin Gontier Fabe Mero tous la même cause de mortalité…
Loto
A qui le tour ?
And the usual clueless twats saying steroids killed them. Not one of them died nor has anyone died of steroids. Ever.
Exactly, everyone just comments about the drugs and has no clue what steroids actually are, and their only knowledge comes from media driven demonizing of steroids because of its use in sports.
So Rich’s death was shocking? Please
Stop abusing steroids .
None of these died because of “steroid abuse” actually lol stop spreading the garbage you read on social media and actually do your own research..
“To date, there has never been a single death in history attributed solely to anabolic steroids whereby the coroner upon examination of the deceased’s body has marked the cause of death as anabolic steroids.”
As if they forgot Baito Abbaspour Mohamed Hourani
ridiculous
Rich knew he would die and he’s happy he died this way at a young age. End of story.
Now let’s look at the millions of humans who died young