Pro Mr America 1972
Pro Mr America 1972 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Bill Grant.
- Year
- 1972
- Date
- Jan 1, 1972
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- WBBG
- Divisions
- 3
- Competitors
- 16
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Bill Grant | Lou Ferrigno |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen | Ernesto Jiminez | John Mikl |
| Other Divisions - Masters | Kenny Hall | James Williams |
Pro Mr America 1972
Pro Mr America 1972 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Bill Grant.
Defending Open champion Peter Caputo, who won in 1971, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Pro Mr America 1972 contested 3 divisions across 16 athletes, 2 open and 1 age-restricted Masters. Bill Grant 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.
Masters divisions 1
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bill Grant First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Lou Ferrigno | United States |
| 3rd | Warren Frederick | United States |
| 4th | Alex McNeil | United States |
| 5th | Kenny Hall | United States |
| 6th | Herman Pacheco | United States |
| 7th | Tony Badal | United States |
| 8th | Glenn McMahan | United States |
| 9th | Ned Williams | United States |
| 10th | Paul Mastropasqua | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ernesto Jiminez First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | John Mikl | United States |
| 3rd | Phil Savona | United States |
| 4th | D Costanzo | United States |
| 5th | A Genau | 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 | Kenny Hall First Pro Mr America title | United States |
| 2nd | James Williams | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 16
- Divisions
- 3
- Size rank
- 6 of 19
The biggest field since 1970.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Anibal Lopez | Open |
| 1976 | Scott Wilson | Open |
| 1975 | Ralph Kroger | Open |
| 1974 | Warren Frederick | Open |
| 1973 | Chris Dickerson | Open |
| 1972 | Bill Grant | Open |
| 1971 | Peter Caputo | Open |
| 1970 | Rick Wayne | Open |
| 1969 | Johnny Maldonado | Open |
| 1968 | Harold Poole | Open |
| 1967 | Harold Poole | Open |
| 1954 | Elias Rodriguez | Open |
| 1951 | John Farbotnik | Open |
| 1949 | Armand Tanny | 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.