Johnny Perry

Johnny Perry
Born Johnny Wade Perry Jr
(1972-10-24)October 24, 1972
United States North Carolina USA
Died November 21, 2002 (Aged 30)
Residence Zebulon, NC
Other names "John Boy"
Occupation Strongman
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight 344 lb (156 kg)
Competition record
Strongman
Competitor for  United States
World's Strongest Man
Qualified 2000 World's Strongest Man
Qualified 2001 World's Strongest Man
4th 2002 World's Strongest Man
America's Strongest Man
2nd 2002

Johnny Wade Perry Jr. (October 24, 1972 – November 21, 2002) was a professional strongman competitor from Zebulon, North Carolina, USA. Perry finished fourth in the 2002 World's Strongest Man competition.[1]

Death

A few months after the 2002 World's Strongest Man Championship, Perry died abruptly on November 21, 2002, from a cocaine overdose and an enlarged heart. He was ranked fourth in the world by the International Federation of Strength Athletes at the time of his death.[2]

Perry's off-season weight was a gargantuan 375-390 lbs., trimming down to the 340-350 lbs. range for strongman competitions. Observers stated that he was the most massive human being they'd ever seen.

Perry was making rapid progress as a strongman competitor and many thought that he would be the next world champion.

References

  1. http://www.theworldsstrongestman.com/wsm/history/history2.html
  2. http://articles.latimes.com/2003/mar/30/news/adna-strongman23
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