CHUCK AHRENS-  Strength Through Humility

A different version of this story appeared in Powerlifting USA Magazine approx. in March of 1983.

     On Dec. 30, 2009 Chuck Ahrens, one of the most notable of modern day American strongmen, passed
away. Strength devotees well remember his prodigious strength. I too remember the absolutely stunning pictures in Iron Man Magazine showing  a man who appeared to be wearing shoulder pads but in reality, did not. However, what was equally impressive to me was Chuck's modesty. Never did he boast or brag about his gift.It made several friends of mine immediately come to mind who were a kindred spirit to Chuck- both strong and humble. I contemplated my friends Steve Sanderson of Plymouth, Steve Monas and Dave Hartnet of NH and my pals Paul Dallalis, Frankie Ciavattone and Jeff Ciavattone of Norwood..
     Finally, I thought of my teenage friend, Joey Previte. When Joey was born, circumstances arose where Joey's parents were fearful that his health would be in jeopardy.. By the grace of God, the opposite occured and Joey became a prodigy of strength. At 250lbs., he became a superb lineman garnering all scholastic honors in 3 Massachusetts newspapers.He bench pressed 405 for a double and squatted and deadlifted 500lbs. all before reaching the age of 19!
    Like Chuck Ahrens, Joey is the epitome of strength and humbleness. He and Chuck would have made perfect training partners given another time and place and I dedicate this story to Joey.

CHUCK AHRENS- Strength Through Humility.
By Peter Vuono
     In the early days of powerlifting, back in the 1950's there was established in Santa Monica California an outdoor gymnasium known as the Muscle Beach Weightlifting Club. This gym was enclosed by a wooden fence and was equipped with a wide variety of weights and machines. It was here at this Mecca of muscle that many of powerlifting's pioneers congregated. One of the largest and strongest of these behemoths was Chuck Ahrens. Chuck was known as weightlifting's "Mystery Man", because he was of a quiet reserved nature and refused to take off his shirt to pose for cameras. Only in one rare photo taken for Muscular Developement Magazine, did Chuck roll up his sleeve. When walking along the shores of Muscle Beach, he must have resembled one of the huge saurians that may have roamed there in the Mesozoic.
     Chuck stood 6' and weighed 330 lbs., most of which was distributed in his upper body. He had a normal, non-expanded chest measurement of 58 inches. His shoulders were 28 inches wide and his arms measured 22 and three eighths in circumference!
     Ahrens specialized in odd lifts. His favorites were the one arm dumbbell strict press, the two arm dumbbell press and the triceps extension. Chuck was able to press with one arm 310 lbs. for 3 repetitions! He also performed 235lbs. for 5 consecutive repetitions  standing with a dumbbell in each hand! While seated, with his back up against an incline board set at 90 degrees, Chuck pressed two 225lb. dumbells for 5 reps!
     In the lying triceps extension, Chuck's style was to hold the bar overhead, lower it behind and below the head and then extend it up overhead. In 1956, Chuck performed a single in this movement with 400lbs.!
     Such work on the dumbbell presses and triceps extensions gave Chuck tremendous power in the behind the neck press and the bench press. In the behind the neck press standing, Chuck performed 390 lbs. without specialization. In the bench press, he performed and incredible 28 reps with 400lbs.!!
     Unfortunately, Chuck's quiet and humble disposition,kept him away from actual competition.
According to the office of Unclaimed Persons of the Los Angeles  County Dept. of the Coroner, the body of Charles Henry Ahrens who lived on Ocean Park in his beloved Santa Monica was unclaimed by family, friends or acquaintances at age 76.
     At first, I felt terrible that Chuck died alone and it almost brought me to tears knowing that this man who inspired so many was unclaimed at death. However, in truth, God claimed his humble soul and his memory still beats in the hearts of all those he inspired. In this way, his essence was claimed by all.


"A wise man walks with his head bowed; humble like the dust".- Shaolin saying

Pat Casey-  Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.

   April 22nd is the anniversary of the passing of one of the greatest strength legends of all time- Pat Casey. On April 22, 2012, my day was like any other. I worked out early with my buddy Tom Kenney and went to church. There I said my rosary and contemplated all my deceased relatives and friends. I especially thought about Pat whose anniversary was that day and who did so much to inspire me and countless others.
   Little did I know that on  that day I would become short of breath in the afternoon and I drove myself to the hospital. Tests were made and it was necessary that I should undergo open heart surgery and a quadruple bypass. I was driven to Tufts and would remain there for over a week. On April 24th, the night before my operation. I took communion, said a confession and was given last rights. The most amazing thing about my stay was that for the first time in my life, I was facing a truly serious circumstance where I wasn't afraid.  I was fearless and I knew that I was not going to die.
   I could only attribute this to two things. First, I had faith in God. I knew that he wanted me to live because my family needed me so. Secondly, for decades, I tried and tried to emulate and become like the strength legends I so admired. Pat Casey was one of those legends and my moment of fearlessness had finally arrived.

Pat Casey- Heroes get remembered but legends never die.
By Peter Vuono

Pat Casey grew up in Los Angeles and started working out in 1954 while he was going to school at Washington High. He took up bodybuilding and won the Mr. Washington High bodybuilding contest.
He entered the teenage Mr. America contest where Bill Pearl, a former Mr. Universe was a judge and heard about Casey's strength. As part of the interviewing process, Casey bench pressed 420 lbs. at age seventeen. This was a poundage that Pearl had NEVER seen. After Pat finished fifth, he decided to devote time to the lift that he was so adept in performing- the bench press. The rate of his progress was astounding!

AGE       BODYWEIGHT       POUNDAGE
18           230                           450
19           245                           470
20           237                           500
22           270                           540
26           300                           585.

Pat vowed in 1963-1964 that he would someday bench press 600 and be the first to do so. Prior to this, on May21, 1966 in SanDiego, Pat took on his closest contemporary, Terry Todd and bench pressed a world record of 592, squatted a world record of 774 and became the first man to total 2000 with a total of 2001 and a half to defeat Todd by 120lbs.
     On June 17, 1967 Pat officially bench pressed 575, 600 and 615 to become the first man to do so. His attire consisted of a loose fitting wrestling singlet, no T-shirt and a religious scapula.The same year Pat became the first man to squat 800 to prove himself not just an upper body specialist.
     Later on that year, Pat lifted in the LosAngeles Powerlifting Championships which would serve to be one of his  last contests. Here Pat(weighing 339) bench pressed a record of 617 and a quarter and just nearly missed being the first to total 2100 due to a 2 to1 red light decision on an 825 squat.
     It is here that I'd like to mention the depth of Casey's character.Bodybuilder, photojournalist ,Gene Mozee, in an article written in the 70's in Muscle Builder insisted that Pat never used steroids. This information was substantiated in personal correspondence that this author had with Pat's beloved wife, Bonnie. Bonnie had told me that Pat was dead set against them and it bothered him that they were so much a part of the sport.
Bonnie also imparted a fact to me about Pat that certainly made me realize that his courage was equal to his strength. Before Pat had succumbed to cancer, he worked out 12 days before he died.
   The subtitle that I used in this article is a line I heard in an old movie entitled Sandlot. When I heard it, I thought about all the men and women of strength who would be worthy of of this title. Pat Casey was one of the first to come to mind. Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.

POLYDAMAS- Successor to Hercules
By Peter Vuono

    Certainly one of the fastest growing sports worldwide is mixed martial arts(MMA).
Companies such as the UFC, Bellator and Pride are household names as are many of the
combatants that fight in these leagues. What many MMA fans don't know, however, is that MMA is nothing new and appeared in the  ancient Olympic games approximately 648 BC. The sport was known at that time as Pankratium and it consisted of boxing, wrestling, throws, trips, arm locks and chokes. The only things that were not allowed were eye gouging and biting.
    One of the finest and best known Pankratiasts was Theagenes of Thasos who won the Pankratium in 476BC. He also won the boxing edition of the Olympics in 480BC. Theagenes was victorious in 2102 matches in which 1800 of his opponents died!
     Although is seems that Theagenes had the greatest record of wins, the title of the strongest Pankratiast had to have gone to the mighty Polydamas whose name in Greek means "many demons".Polydamas of Satoussa was a physical giant of 6'8" and weighed a solid 300lbs. It was said that his strength was so tremendous that he could prevent a horse drawn chariot from moving from the spot from which it started.
     Polydamas was strictly a Pankratiast and won the event in the 93rd  ancient Greek Olympics of 408BC.
Pankratium is interpreted as meaning "all powers" and Polydamas certainly possessed those attributes.
One of his greatest desires was to become like his ancient hero Hercules. It is said that Hercules killed the Nemean Lion with a Pankratium maneuver known as the forearm choke. Knowing this, Polydamas stalked and killed a lion with his bare hands! Since the existence of Hercules has not been fully proven and since Samson possessed God given help, Polydamas was the ONLY human on record to kill a lion without a weapon!
     Many devotees of ancient warfare know well the Battle of Thermopyle where King Leonidas and the Spartan 300 were overtaken by the Persian King Xerxes. Xerxes' father was King Darius I
When Darius heard the story of Polydamas and the lion he invited Polydamas to meet with him. Darius persuaded Polydamas to take on one of the Immortals which was the elite fighting unit of the Persian army. When the battle took place, Darius brought out 3 armed Immortals rather than the agreed upon one. In just a short time, Polydamas killed all three.
     Polydamas' last feat of strength was also one of intense bravery. One summer, he and his friends attempted to shade themselves from the summer heat by going deeply into a cave. After a short while, a cave -in developed and the rocks began to hurl themselves down. Polydamas, stood and held up the ceiling of the cave just long enough for his friends to escape. However, his strength, great as it was, was not enough to save himself.
     Some historians claim that Polydamas was killed because of overconfidence. This author would like to believe that the instinct of the great Pankratiast  was directed toward saving his friends without any regard for his own safety. Polydamas always wanted to be like Hercules. This final act of strength and heroism truly made him the successor to the ancient Greek hero.

"No greater love is there than when a man lay down his life for his friends"- John 15:13

Reference- David P. Willoughby- Iron Man Magazine -April-May 1956

BRUNO SAMMARTINO
     This article first appeared in the Commemorative issue number XVI of Red, White and Green- the official journal of the Italian American Sports Hall of Fame in Chicago

BRUNO SAMMARTINO
By Peter Vuono

     In the late 1930's and early 1940's, several towns and hamlets in Italy were ravaged by the specter of famine which hung over each village like a vulture awaiting it's prey. The tiny village of Pizzeferrato in the Province of Chietti, was no exception. Alfonso and Emily Sammartino realized that in order to save their three children and themselves from starvation, it was necessary to flee to a land in which food and proper nutrition were more plentiful. If they did not, it would only be  a matter of time before their youngest son, Bruno would be overtaken by malnutrition., Their emigration would foster a sports legend.
     The Sammartinos arrived in Pittsburgh and once their son, Bruno, was nursed back to health he secured a job as a carpenter and mason. In addition to this, he took  up bodybuilding to further enhance his rate of recovery. By the time he was 14, he acquired a superbly built and defined physique. However, what started out to be a remedial technique to develop health and strength became a hobby which Bruno enjoyed immensely. He continued to train with weights and increased the poundages when he could. A metamorphosis took place where Bruno's chiseled physique grew to massive proportions. With the size came strength and in 1959 he displayed a feat of strength publically which few men could match.
     The 22 year old behemoth grew to a height of 5'10" and weighed a solid 260lbs.. During the spring of 1959, at the York Barbell Company's annual picnic and strength show in Dover, PA., Bruno nonchalantly stepped up on stage and bench pressed 475 lbs. with a collar to collar grip. To this author's knowledge, this feat , at the time, had only been duplicated by Doug Hepburn(the Canadian Olympic Champion), Paul Anderson(American Olympic Gold medal winner) and American strong man, Marvin Eder. Bruno, therefore, placed himself in the forefront of the strength world and had become part of an elite group of gifted individuals. His strength endeavors, however, did not end there.
     Bruno  later became the Pennsylvania State Olympic lifting champion with lifts of a 365 press, 290 snatch and a clean and jerk of 390. He then dieted down and to a trim 223 and won the Mr. Pennsylvania Physique title. Bruno enjoyed being a strongman, however, and once again climbed in weight and strength. He again attained a bodyweight of 260lbs. and got to a point where he could bench press 545 lbs. while lying flat on the floor, squat 665lbs., and deadlift 705. He could also perform a strict curl in military fashion of 235lbs. Sammartino was, at the time one of the strongest, if not THE strongest man in the world. This gift would soon be put to the test.
     One day while Bruno was working on a building that would help make him famous(the Pittsburgh Arena) he was "discovered" by legendary wrestling promoter, Rudy Miller. Miller was in awe of what stood before him. It didn't take Miller long to convince young Bruno that he more than possessed the raw materials to be a champion wrestler, nor did it take Sammartino long to prove Miller's theory correct.
     Bruno easily vanquished every foe in sight to the point where he was ready to grapple the Worldwide Wrestling Federation champ, Buddy Rogers for the title. The handsome, perfectly conditioned Rogers did not attain the title by accident and many thought that Bruno would have his hands full with the champ who was the originator of the deadly figure-four leg lock.
     The two mat titans would clash on May 17, 1963 at the old Madison Square Garden in front of a capacity crowd comprised of many of Bruno's compatriots who had come to see their hero. Rogers was always in good shape and ready for his matches but one must realize in retrospect that he was not only facing the massive hulk of a man alone. He was coming to grips with Sammartino's lifelong struggle and hardships. Rogers never had a chance. In just 47 seconds, the Italian strongman literally wiped the ring with Rogers, disposing the hapless champion in his famed back breaker, a hold that so many would fall prey to.
     Bruno continued on a 7 year 7 month reign where he was called by publicity flyers as the "Greatest attraction in the history of Madison Square Garden". All in front of sell-out crowds, Sammartino  wrestled and defeated some of professional wrestling's greatest names: Fred Blassie, Killer Kowalski, The Great Mortier, Waldo VonErich, Gene Kiniski, Tarzan Tyler, Gorilla Monsoon, Dr. Gerry Graham, Cowboy Bill Watts, Dr. Big bill MIller, The Giant Baba, Larry Henning, Don Leo Jonathan, John Tolos, Spiros Arion, George Steele and Superstar Billy Graham.
     Unfortunately, after 7 years, on Jan. 18, 1971, Bruno was pinned by the Russian, Ivan Koloff. Undaunted, Bruno continued to wrestle and enjoy the same type of popularity that he had in the past. Koloff, was later defeated by Pedro Morales who was, in turn, defeated himself by Stan Stasiak, the master of the heart punch. This left the door open for Bruno to return and become the first two-time title winner in WWWF history.
     Sammartino faced Stasiak on Dec. 10, 1973 and once again garnered the world title making him a true living sports legend. Bruno continued to wrestle a plethora of wrestling legends such as Stan Hansen, Ken Patera, Baron Fritz Von Raschke, and Frank"Bruiser" Brody. then, on May 30,1977, in Baltimore, against former football star, Superstar Billy Graham, Bruno lost his title. His fame however, did anything but wane. In the pre-cable days, Bruno drew 41,000 fans to Shea Stadium in his match with former protege, Larry Zbyscko. Altogether, Sammartino's two title reigns spanned 10 years, 11 months and 21 days. To this author's knowledge,this is one of the longest reigns(if not THE longest reign) for a world wrestling title in any league.
     There will never be another Bruno Sammartino. In wrestling his name is synonymous with strength, dignity and fair play. His life is the epitome of the American dream and his memory will linger forever in the hearts of those that cheered his name.



     
    

TAKE WRESTLING OUT OF THE OLYMPICS?!
by Peter Vuono
     February 13 newspaper reports state that the International Olympic Committee in it's infinite wisdom has decided to take wrestling out of the Olympics by the year 2020. Wrestling is perhaps the oldest known sport. In Kyafaje, Iraq, a city near Baghdad, a bronze statuette of a wrestler  was found that was Sumerian made. The statuette dated back 4800 years. In Egypt there are paintings of wrestlers on the temple of the monarch Beni Hasan XVII dating back 4850 BC. The philosopher Plutarch regarded wrestling as the most artistic and requiring of skill of all Greek sports. Greek myths are abound with titanic wrestling matches between Hercules and Antaeus, Hercules and Achelous and Ajax and Ulysses.
     Sumo wrestling dates back to 24 BC and the great Indian wrestlers known as pahlewans( "Champions" or "Strong Men") are a big part of Indian history and culture. George Washington, who was 6'2" and weighed 215 was an outstanding wrestler as was Abe Lincoln who defeated the Louisiana champion, Jack Armstrong. Lincoln was the first to establish wrestling in the armed forces as part of physical training and self defense. Other presidents who wrestled were Teddy Roosevelt(Sumo), U.S. Grant, Zachary Taylor and William H. Taft.
     Too many pro wrestlers than can be mentioned have strong backgrounds in college style wrestling. Among them Chris Taylor and Kurt Angle were medal winners with a Bronze for Chris and Gold for Kurt.In the 50's and 60's Wee Willie Davis, Nat Pendleton, Gorgeous George and Man Mountain Dean were houshold names as much as Hulk Hogan, Bruno Sammartino, Ric Flair and The Rock are now.
     Wrestling is the only sport mentioned in the bible. In the book of Genesis the story is told of Jacob wrestling with an angel. It also mentions that the first woman Eve, "Wrestled with her conscience" after being tempted. Perhaps the IOC should do the same.

The Strongest Woman That Ever Lived

   I dedicate this article to all women of strength whether it be physical or otherwise and to the three most important people in bringing the story of this warrior princess to the attention of the world: Venetian explorer Marco Polo, California strength historian David P. Willoughby and editor/historian Mike Lambert who allowed me to publish this story in his magazine Powerlifting USA back in the 80's .

THE STRONGEST WOMAN THAT EVER LIVED

by Peter Vuono

     The Venetian explorer Marco Polo(1254-1324) tells an amazing tale in his memoirs , Description of the World, of a Tatar(Mongolian) princess who may very well have been the strongest woman that ever lived. In the year 1260A.D. there existed a city known as Samarkand. It was located in an area known as Great Turkey and would later be called Russian Turkestan. Presently, it is now Uzbekestan, a CIS State located just above Afghanistan.
     Samarkand's monarch was King Kaidu(1238-1301), who was the great grandson of Genghis Kahn and the nephew of the reigning Mongol Kublai Kahn who founded the Mongol Dynasty in China. King Kaidu often clashed with his uncle as to how one's kingdom should be governed. Their differences were so severe, that they often fought each other on the battlefield.
     When Kaidu rode into battle, he never had by his side one of his many sons. Rather, he always rode next to his only daughter, Princess Aiyaruk. The Princess, whose name means,"Shining Moon", was born in 1260A.D.. After years of Tatar training, she was regarded as the strongest and mightiest person  in King Kaidu's kingdom. Polo, in his memoirs called the Princess,"Almost a giantess", and she must have certainly resembled one. Strength historian David P. Willoughby, in his book, The Super Athletes extrapolates Aiyaruk's height at 6'2" and a solid 280lbs.! Aiyaruk was described as being stunningly beautiful, receiving her comeliness from her mother, the Queen, who possessed both Tatar and Caucasian lineages. Willoughby estimates that her vital statistics may have been 49-35-53.
     As Aiyaruk grew older, it was obvious that her strength was superior to that of any of her brothers. The King was so pleased with her attributes , that he made certain that Aiyaruk  be given every luxury and that she receive the best tutoring in archery, horsemanship and wrestling. Wrestling became the favorite of Aiyaruk and this sport would later serve as the medium in declaring her amazing physical prowess.
     Upon turning  16, it was exceedingly difficult to find adequate opponents for her to spar with. By the age of 18, Aiyaruk was considered both invincible at wrestling and without question the strongest person in Samarkand, This so pleased the king, that he ordered a personal gym constructed for his daughter equipped with the finest trainers to further hone her skills.
     At about the same timne, the King and Queen were anxious that their daughter become betrothed. They were desirous that Aiyaruk marry a man of nobility and means. However, Aiyaruk's loyalty and devotion to the King had bonded so strongly that she was by no means willing to leave Kaidu's side easily.She therefore promulgated the terms by which she would agree to matrimony.
     Aiyaruk made it known that the man that she would marry would have to be a superior warrior and athlete. The proviso for each suitor would be that he would have to face, wrestle and pin the shoulders of the Princess to the mat. It was also required that if the suitor lost, he'd have to forfeit 100 horses which were used monetarily in Samarkand. Each suitor wrestled the Princess in front of the Royal Family and a large audience.
     In  a two year period, Aiyaruk's strength and loyalty prevailed. With little difficulty, the Princess defeated one hundred men garnering for her 10,000 horses! In the year 1280A.D. when Aiyaruk was only 20, a Prince from a nearby kingdom known as Pamir let it be known that he desired Aiyaruk's hand in marriage and challenged her to wrestle him. The Prince of Pamir was heralded as a wrestling champion. So confident was he of his skills, that he offered 1,000 horses if he should lose.
     The match was highly publicized and in front of a large audience, history's strongest woman came to grips with the Prince. The struggle was an enduring one but in spite of whatever hold the Prince tried to execute , Aiyaruk's strength and devotion once again prevailed. The Prince's stamina and strength eventually gave out and his shoulders were soundly pinned just like all the previous opponents.
     The last known mentioning of Princess Aiyaruk was in 1301A.D. King Kaidu passed away from natural causes leaving his daughter attempting to take the throne of Samarkand. At this point in history, however, the Kaidu Dynasty was coming to an end.
     It is not known for certain how Aiyaruk died. What is certain is that even today's world of women performing 300lb. bench presses, there has been not one individual woman who could legitimately wrestle and defeat 100 wrestlers of the type and caliber that existed in a violent 13th century world.
     Princess Aiyaruk was and is an icon of strength, devotion, loyalty and pride. She was unafraid to display her power in a world governed by men. In more ways than one, she truly was the strongest woman that ever lived!

REFERENCES: Willoughby, David P. The Super Athletes. A.S. Barnes and Co. Cranbury NJ 1970 P. 580

Willoughby, David P. "Three Strong Women of the Past", IRON MAN MAGAZINE 40:30 March 1981

STEVE REEVES
    How many of us truly remember the moment that someone who appeared to be bigger than life, would inspire us to better ourselves? Tomorrow, I turn 60. I'm still on a journey and I haven't forgotten who started me on it.


This story originally appeared in the Journal of the Association of Oldetime Barbell and Strongmen. Jan-Feb. 2002

STEEVE REEVES
By Peter Vuono

     One Saturday morning in 1959, this author stood in line at the Wollaston Theater in Quincy, Ma. to see "Hercules Unchained".  As I waited in line, I stared at the placard which displayed the most muscular man I had ever seen. Dangling from python-like arms were huge chains which had been torn from giant obelisks. Never before in my six years had I ever seen a depiction of such Antaean strength.It was at that very moment that I knew that my goal was to become physically stronger.
     Sadly, on May 1, 2000. Steve Reeves, the man responsible for inspiring this writer and countless others succumbed to lymphoma at age 74.. Reeves who was 215lbs. in his prime, won the Mr. America title in 1947. In 1948, he was Mr. World and twice Mr. Universe in 1948 and 1950. A native of Montana, the handsome Reeves secured movie parts and began his career playing a policeman in cult director Ed Wood's "Jail Bait" in 1955.
      However, Reeves amazing muscular confirmation garnered for him the role that would make him immortal. Reeves starred in Warner Brothers "Hercules" in 1957. This Italian-made film was brought to America by legendary film impresario, Joseph E. Levine.It led to a chain of successes for Reeves with "Hercules Unchained", "The Slave", "Sandokan the Great","The Thief of Baghdad", "Morgan the Pirate" and many others.
      It was "Hercules", however and "Hercules Unchained", which immortalized Reeves' persona and career. This, in turn, led to a string of   noteworthy strongmen such as Arnold, Lou Ferigno, Reg Park, Micky Hargitay, Peter Lupus and Kevin Sorbo who would carry on the legacy. Although no fewer than ten men have played the part of Hercules, it is Steve who best exemplified the ancient hero.
      Strength historian David P. Willoughby relates a tale of 2500 year old clay pictures found in Mesopotamia which depict Hercules beheading a seven-headed dragon. For 2500 years the legend of Hercules has withstood time. So too, will the cinematic legend of Steve Reeves.

"Suddenly, a chariot of fire and horses of fire came between them and parted them" 2 Kings2: 11-12

STEVE REEVES FILMOGRAPHY;
Jail Bait- 1955, Hercules- 1957, Hercules Unchained- 1959, The White Warrior- 1959, The Thief of Baghdad- 1959, The Giant of Marathon- 1959, The Last Days of Pompeii-1960, Goliath and the Barbarians- 1960, Goliath and the Dragon, 1960, Morgan the Pirate- 1961, The Trojan Horse- 1961, The Avenger-1962, The Slave- 1962, Sandokan the Great- 1964, A Long Ride from Hell- 1970