Bertil Fox is a British former IFBB professional bodybuilder.
Biography Born 5 January 1951, on the eastern
Caribbean island of St. Kitts, Fox emigrated to London, England, with his
family when he was one year old. He then moved to Northampton. He did not return
to St. Kitts for more than 40 years. He once said, "I'm 100% British. I think, I
act and talk like an Englishman, not like someone from the West Indies."
Encouraged by a cousin to take up bodybuilding, Fox won the 1969 Junior
Mr. Britain at 18. He went on to win nearly every major bodybuilding contest
outside of the IFBB, including the 1976 AAU Mr. World, the amateur 1977 NABBA
Mr. Universe and the professional NABBA Mr. Universe in 1978 and 1979. Before
turning Professional, Fox worked as a train driver on the London Underground.
Joe Weider sponsored Fox's move to Los Angeles in 1981, and he competed in IFBB
contests for the next 13 years. Bill Reynolds, then Flex magazine
editor-in-chief, gave Fox the nickname "Brutal Bertil" for his high-volume and
extremely heavy training. The 5'10" 240-pound Fox lacked back width and
thigh sweep, but the colossal chest, delts, traps and arms he sported more
than 30 years ago would hold up on any-stage today. He was touted as a
future Mr. Olympia, and there's no telling what he may have accomplished
had he joined the IFBB five years earlier.
Fox placed second in two IFBB shows – the 1982 Night Of Champions and the 1983
Swiss Grand Prix and he finished fifth in the 1983 Mr. Olympia. He competed in
12 IFBB shows from 1984 to 1994. Retiring from the stage, he returned to
St. Kitts for the first time since 1952, to open Fox's Gym in the summer of 1995.
Murder conviction On 30 September 1997, in the island
nation of St. Kitts and Nevis, 20-year-old beauty queen Leyoca Browne
and her mother, 36-year-old Violet Browne, were fatally shot by Fox, then
46. Fox, who previously had been engaged to Leyoca, was arrested and charged with
the murders. On 22 May 1998, Fox was convicted of murder of the two women. He
was originally sentenced to death by hanging, but after an appeal to the
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, his sentence was changed to life in
prison. Competition record
1969 Mr Britain – NABBA, Junior, 1st
1970 Mr Britain – NABBA, Junior, 1st
1971 Mr Britain – NABBA, Junior, 1st
Mr Europe, Junior, 1st 1976
Mr Britain – NABBA, Winner Mr Europe, Medium, 1st
Mr Europe, Overall Winner Mr Universe – NABBA, Medium, 2nd
Mr World – AAU, Winner Mr World – AAU, Most Muscular, 1st
Mr World – AAU, Medium, 1st 1977
Mr Universe – NABBA, Medium, 1st Mr Universe – NABBA, Overall Winner
1978 Universe – Pro – NABBA, Winner
1979 Universe – Pro – NABBA, Winner
1980 World Championships – WABBA,
Professional, 2nd 1981
Grand Prix Belgium – IFBB, 5th 1982
Night of Champions – IFBB, 2nd Olympia – IFBB, 8th
1983 Grand Prix Sweden – IFBB, 4th
Grand Prix Switzerland – IFBB, 2nd Olympia – IFBB, 5th
1984 World Pro Championships – IFBB, 5th
1986 Olympia – IFBB, 7th
1987 Grand Prix Germany – IFBB, 9th
Night of Champions – IFBB, 7th Olympia – IFBB, 12th
1989 Arnold Classic – IFBB, 6th
Grand Prix Melbourne – IFBB, 6th Olympia – IFBB, 11th
World Pro Championships – IFBB, 5th 1992
Arnold Classic – IFBB, 16th Pittsburgh Pro Invitational – IFBB, 9th
1994 Ironman Pro Invitational – IFBB, 13th
See also List of male professional bodybuilders
List of female professional bodybuilders Mr. Olympia
References External links
BertilFox.com Web Site Bertil Fox Bodybuilding Gallery
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