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Mr Southern USA 1969

Mr Southern USA 1969 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Gene Massey.

Year
1969
Date
Jan 1, 1969
Location
USA
Federation
AAU
Divisions
1
Competitors
3

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Mr Southern USA 1969

Gene Massey Champion

1969 USA Dec 31, 1968

Mr Southern USA 1969 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Gene Massey.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated August 8, 2026 Accurate?

Defending champion Lloyd Lerille, who won in 1960, did not return.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding

1st
Gene Massey
Gene Massey
United States
2nd
Ellington Darden
Ellington Darden
United States
3rd
Frank Szymanski
United States

Mr Southern USA 1969 contested 1 division across 3 athletes. Gene Massey took Men's Open Bodybuilding. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.

Men's Open Bodybuilding

Place Athlete Country
1st Gene Massey First recorded win United States
2nd Ellington Darden United States
3rd Frank Szymanski United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
3
Divisions
1
Size rank
8 of 10

Past winners of this event

Winner of the headline division for each edition of this event on record.
Year Winner Division
1978 Toby Hoffman Open
1975 Frank Mule Open
1971 Pat Kennedy Open
1970 Bob Harrington Open
1969 Gene Massey Open
1960 Lloyd Lerille Open
1954 Harry Johnson (3) Open

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What this page holds

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.