Mr California 1977
Mr California 1977 was held in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Dave Johns.
- Year
- 1977
- Date
- Jan 1, 1977
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 4
- Competitors
- 8
Results by Division
| Division | Winners | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Dave Johns | Rod Koontz |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short | Jim Charlton , Phil Lagot | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall | Bill Kunckles | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen | Rudy Hermosillo | Glenn Vogel |
Mr California 1977
Mr California 1977 was held in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Dave Johns.
Defending Open champion Kalman Szkalak, who won in 1976, did not return.
Mr California 1977 contested 4 divisions across 8 athletes. Dave Johns took Men's Open Bodybuilding. 3 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dave Johns First Mr California title | United States |
| 2nd | Rod Koontz | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Multiple class winners. This division was recorded without its weight classes, so several athletes share first place - each won a different class. These placements are not a single ranking and no overall champion can be identified from them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jim Charlton | United States |
| 1st | Phil Lagot | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bill Kunckles First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rudy Hermosillo First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Glenn Vogel | United States |
| 3rd | John Calvert | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 8
- Divisions
- 4
- Size rank
- 19 of 40
The biggest field since 1976.
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, date and competitor count show only when the source supplied them. A field left out means nothing was sourced for it, never a zero.
- A contest with no results has either not taken place yet or has no placements published. Check the status line above the results to tell which.