Terrance "Terry" Todd Texas Strength and Power HoF inductee 2022

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Terrence “Terry” Todd Ph.D.

1/1/1938-7/7/2018

 

Terry was co-founder of the H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports at the University of Texas, Austin.  He was also co-editor of Iron Game History.  Terry was the editor of Strength and Health Magazine in the mid-1960s. He was the creator and event director of the Arnold Strongman Classic and created and directed the Strongest Man in Football TV show.

 

In 1977, Terry co-organized the first women’s national powerlifting meet. From 1976 to 1979, Terry coached the Canadian Women’s Powerlifting Team. In 1979, he was elected as a member of the executive committee of the US Powerlifting Federation. Terry was also an author and wrote the first major book about powerlifting, Inside Powerlifting, and Powerlifting articles for Sports Illustrated.

 

Terry started lifting weights in the mid-1950s to improve his performance in high school sports. Terry gravitated to weightlifting, winning several local, state, and regional meets and the 1963 Jr. Nationals as a heavyweight. Terry then focused on the new sport of powerlifting and again won many local, state, and regional meets. Terry was the 1964 and 1965 Senior National Powerlifting Heavyweight Champion, placing second in 1966. Terry was the first powerlifter to squat 700lbs in 1965 officially. Terry was inducted into the United States Powerlifting Hall of Fame in 1981.

 

Terry was an accomplished weightlifter and powerlifter. However, his greatest contribution may be that he made strength in academic discipline. The H.J. Lutcher Stark Center contains thousands of documents and artifacts for research and education. Thank you, Terry and Jan (Terry’s wife), for your efforts to preserve our Iron Game History.

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