Mr California 1972
Mr California 1972 was held in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Tyrone Youngs.
- Year
- 1972
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 4
- Competitors
- 10
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Tyrone Youngs | Bob Birdsong |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior | Cliff Brownfield | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen | Mike Young | – |
| Other Divisions - Masters | Joseph Baratta | Don Rouch |
Mr California 1972 Results
Mr California 1972 was held in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Tyrone Youngs.
Defending Open champion Ed Corney, who won in 1971, did not return.
About this show
The Mr California 1972 was held in Los Angeles, CA, USA. 4 divisions were judged, across Men's Open Bodybuilding, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen and Other Divisions - Masters. 10 athletes competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Masters divisions 1
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tyrone Youngs | United States |
| 2nd | Bob Birdsong | United States |
| 3rd | Russ Cotterman | United States |
| 4th | Henry Watson | United States |
| 5th | Dale Adrian | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cliff Brownfield First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mike Young First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Other Divisions - Masters Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joseph Baratta | United States |
| 2nd | Don Rouch | United States |
| 3rd | Robert Martin | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 10
- Divisions
- 4
- Size rank
- 10 of 40
The biggest field since 1955.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Dave Johns | Open |
| 1976 | Kalman Szkalak | Open |
| 1975 | Dale Adrian | Open |
| 1974 | Scott Wilson | Open |
| 1973 | Mike Besikof | Open |
| 1972 | Tyrone Youngs | Open |
| 1971 | Ed Corney | Open |
| 1969 | Paul Love | Open |
| 1968 | Charles Collras | Open |
| 1967 | Chris Dickerson | Open |
| 1966 | Ralph Kroger | Open |
| 1963 | Don Howorth | Open |
| 1962 | George Sheffield | Open |
| 1960 | Larry Scott | Open |
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
This page lists the divisions and finishing order held for this contest, with the source named on it wherever one was recorded. It reports what was published. It does not re-judge the show, and it does not reconcile disagreements between sources.
- Score and bodyweight columns appear only for divisions where those figures exist in the data. A division without them was recorded as placings only, not as a show that gave no scores.
- Where the record has two athletes sharing a place, both are listed. A tie is never broken to produce a single winner.
- Venue, federation and competitor count show only when the source supplied them. A field left out means nothing was sourced for it, never a zero.
- A date shows only where the source recorded the day of the show. Most historical listings give a year or a month and nothing finer, so those editions are dated by year alone rather than by a day we would have had to invent.
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