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Pro Mr America 1975

Pro Mr America 1975 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Ralph Kroger.

Year
1975
Location
USA
Federation
WBBG
Divisions
4
Competitors
16

Results by Division

Division Winner Runner-up
Men's Open Bodybuilding Ralph Kroger Don Ross
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen Rafet Kolenovic –
Other Divisions - Grand Masters Walter Podolak –
Other Divisions - Masters Bill Howard George Paine
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Pro Mr America 1975 Results

Ralph Kroger Champion

1975 USA

Pro Mr America 1975 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Ralph Kroger.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated September 7, 2026 Accurate?

2-time winner Warren Frederick, who won in 1974, did not return.

About this show

Full placings from the Pro Mr America 1975 in USA, where 4 divisions were judged across Men's Open Bodybuilding, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen, Other Divisions - Grand Masters and Other Divisions - Masters. 16 athletes competed.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding

1st
Ralph Kroger
Ralph Kroger
United States
2nd
Don Ross
Don Ross
United States
3rd
Rock Stonewall (Jesse)
Rock Stonewall (Jesse)
United States
Masters divisions 2

Men's Open Bodybuilding

Place Athlete Country
1st Ralph Kroger United States
2nd Don Ross United States
3rd Rock Stonewall (Jesse) United States
4th Bill Howard United States
5th Joe Spooner United States
6th Tony Carroll United States
7th Billy Graham United States
8th John Calascione United States
9th George Karras 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 Rafet Kolenovic First recorded win United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Masters divisions

Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.

Other Divisions - Grand Masters Men

Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.

Place Athlete Country
1st Walter Podolak First recorded win United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Other Divisions - Masters Men

Place Athlete Country
1st Bill Howard First Pro Mr America title United States
2nd George Paine United States
3rd Kenny Hall United States
4th John Bianculli United States
5th Andy Bostinto United States
6th George Campbell United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
16
Divisions
4
Size rank
5 of 19

The biggest field since 1970.

Past winners of this event

Winner of the headline division for each edition of this event on record.
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
What this page holds

The placings as recorded, and nothing past them

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