Mr Southern California 1961
Mr Southern California 1961 was held in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Leon Burks.
- Year
- 1961
- Date
- Jan 1, 1961
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 2
- Competitors
- 4
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Leon Burks | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Don Scott | Gene Beloff |
Mr Southern California 1961 Results
Mr Southern California 1961 was held in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Leon Burks.
Defending Open champion George Sheffield placed 3rd.
About this show
The Mr Southern California 1961 was held in Los Angeles, CA, USA. 2 divisions were judged, across Men's Open Bodybuilding. 4 athletes competed.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Leon Burks Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Don Scott First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Gene Beloff | United States |
| 3rd | George Sheffield | United States |
| 4th | Leon Burks | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 4
- Divisions
- 2
- Size rank
- 11 of 19
The biggest field since 1960.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Bob Schry | Open |
| 1979 | Johnny Stewart | Open |
| 1977 | Charles Glass | Open |
| 1976 | Ron Bourque | Open |
| 1975 | Clint Beyerle | Open |
| 1971 | Tyrone Youngs | Open |
| 1970 | Art Peacock | Open |
| 1967 | Don Peters | Open |
| 1966 | Von LaMon | Open |
| 1965 | Bill McArdle | Open |
| 1961 | Don Scott | Open |
| 1960 | George Sheffield | Open |
| 1958 | Robert Walker (1) | Open |
| 1956 | Lynn Lyman | 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.