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Ironlife Bodybuilding Tributes: Frank Zane and Carla Dunlap
by Ed Ouble, Admin at www.IronLife.com
Frank Zane
Born: June 28, 1942 in Newark, Kingston, Pennsylvania
Web Site: www.frankzane.com
A 1970’s rendition of the Steve Reeves look, Frank Zane was proportioned and defined at under 200 pounds, and had a career that exemplified persistence. His was no meteoric rise to the top. After 10 years of working out, he won the 1968 IFBB Mr. America and IFBB Mr. Universe titles, handing a loss in the Mr. Universe contest to no less a body than Arnold Schwarzenegger.
In 1969, Frank captured the IFBB Mr. World title. Zane competed in five IFBB Mr. Olympia’s before winning the sport’s top title in 1977, and then dominated the competition for the next two years.
When the sport experienced a massive expansion in the late ‘70s, he was the perfect spokesman for bodybuilding, his cultured persona and articulate nature a contradiction of the “musclehead” stereotype. He was seriously injured before the 1980 IFBB Mr. Olympia, but showed courage to persevere and gain third place.
His career finale was represented by fourth place at the 1983 IFBB Mr. Olympia, after which he opened Zane Haven in Palm Springs, California, where he still lives with his wife Christine. True to his Renaissance-man image, Frank continues to publish books, his latest - Frank Zane Mind, Body, Spirit, and has released a CD of self-composed blues music, on which he plays a mean harmonica.
- Titles
1966 IFBB Mr East Coast
1966 IFBB North American Championships
1968 IFBB Mr America
1968 IFBB Mr International
1968 IFBB Universe
1969 NABBA Mr World
1970 NABBA Mr Universe
1972 NABBA Universe Pro
1977 IFBB Mr Olympia
1978 IFBB Mr Olympia
1979 IFBB Mr Olympia
- Magazine Covers
1966 Muscle Builder
1967 Strength & Health
1967 Mr America
1968 Mr America
1968 Mr America
1969 Mr America
1969 Muscle Training Illustrated
1969 Mr America
1970 Muscle Builder
1970 Mr America
1970 Muscle Builder
1971 Mr America
1971 Muscle Builder
1973 IronMan
1974 Muscle Builder
1975 Muscle Mag International
1976 Muscle Builder
1977 Muscle Digest
1977 Muscle Builder
1977 Muscle Builder
1977 Muscle Builder
1978 Muscle Mag Annual
1978 Muscle Builder
1978 IronMan
1978 Muscle Builder
1978 Muscle Digest
1978 Muscle Mag International
1979 Muscle Mag Annual
1979 Muscle Builder
1979 Muscle Builder
1980 Muscle Builder
1980 IronMan
1980 Muscle Mag International
1980 Muscle Mag International
1980 Muscle & Fitness
1981 Muscle Up
1982 Muscle Mag International
1983 Muscle Digest
1983 IronMan
1983 Muscle Mag International
1984 Flex
1984 Muscle & Fitness
1984 Muscle Training Illustrated
1984 Muscle Mag International
1984 Muscle & Power
1986 IronMan
1989 Flex
1989 Muscle & Fitness
2001 Planet Muscle
(courtesy of ifbb.com & frankzane.com)
Carla Dunlap
Born: October 22, 1954 in Newark, New Jersey
Web Site: www.carladunlap.com
Coming to bodybuilding in 1979 by way of synchronized swimming, Carla placed 5th in the 1979 Best in the World contest held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
By 1981, Dunlap had won the American Women’s Championships, and she successfully defended the title in 1982; that same year she lost the IFBB Ms. Olympia title by just two points to Rachel McLish. In 1983, Dunlap experienced a unique triple-winning run.
She won the IFBB Pro Worlds, followed that up with a stunning win at the IFBB Ms. Olympia and, in December, completed the hat-trick by winning the Caesar’s World Cup.
A leading spokeswoman for bodybuilding over the years, Carla went on to compete in a total of seven IFBB Ms. Olympia contests and, to this day, is the only woman to have competed in the decades of the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s. Carla’s last contest was the 1993 IFBB Ms. International. She remains one of the sport’s most highly respected individuals.
Carla Dunlap, perhaps more than any other, embodied the spirit of what women could accomplish in a sport previously thought of as an exclusively male domain.
- Titles
1980 AAU Ms America
1981 NPC Nationals
1981 IFBB Night of Champions
1983 IFBB Grand Prix Las Vegas
1983 IFBB World Professional Bodybuilding Championship
1983 IFBB World Pro Championships
1984 IFBB Grand Prix Las Vegas
- Acting
1985 Women of Iron (Documentary)
1985 Pumping Iron II-The Women (Documentary)
1984 Getting Into Shape (Fitness Show)
1986 Physical Attractions (Commercial)
1986 Black History Week (Commercial)
1989 New England Chevrolet (Commercial)
1994 MVP Sports (Commercial)
- Magazine Covers
1986 Flex - January
(courtesy of ifbb.com & carladunlap.com)
* Article by Ed Ouble, Admin at www.IronLife.com.
* Back to Issue #7 Frontpage
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