George F. Jowett
For the cricketer, see George Jowett.
George Fuisdale Jowett | |
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Born | December 23, 1891 England |
Died | July 11, 1969 Ontario, Canada |
Occupation | Strongman, weightlifter, magazine editor, author |
Spouse(s) | Bessie Jowett |
Children | 1 daughter |
George Fuisdale Jowett (1891-1969) was an English-born Canadian strongman, weightlifter, magazine editor and author. He was a co-founder of the American Continental Weightlifting Association, the editor of Strength magazine, and the president of the Jowett Institute. He became known as "The Father of American Weightlifting."
Life[]
Jowett was born on December 23, 1891 in England.[1][2] He emigrated to Canada in 1911,[2] and served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I.[3]
Jowett moved to Pennsylvania in 1923,[2] where he became a strongman and a weightlifter. He competed against other strongmen at a police meet in Pittsburgh in September 1923.[4][5] By 1927, he was billing himself as the "world's strongest man" in The Morning Call.[6][7] Jowett was the editor of Strength magazine from 1924 to 1927,[8] and he authored several books about strength training.
Jowett co-founded the American Continental Weightlifting Association (ACWLA) with Ottley Russell Coulter and in the early 1920s, and he served as its president.[9] He subsequently served as the director of the Breitbart Institute of Physical Culture in New York City, and he founded the Jowett Institute in 1927.[8] He later founded the Body Sculpture Club in England.[2] By 1955, he was described in Muscle Builder magazine as "The Father of American Weightlifting."[8]
Jowett joined the staff of Strength magazine in the early 1920s.[3] Bob Hoffman recruited Jowett to work on his new weightlifting magazine, Strength & Health, in 1932, and he took responsibility for most of the editorial work.[10] He left the magazine in 1934, upset at Hoffman's support of the competing Amateur Athletic Union over Jowett's ACWLA.[3]
With his wife Bessie, Jowett has a daughter, Phyllis.[11] They resided in Riverside Heights, Ontario, Canada.[11] Jowett died in 1969 in Winchester, Ontario, Canada.[1][11]
Selected works[]
- Jowett, George F. (1926). The Key to Might and Muscle. Philadelphia: Milo Publishing Company. OCLC 8823080.
- Jowett, George F. (1929). The Strongest Man That Ever Lived. Philadelphia: Milo Publishing Company. OCLC 936928410.
- Jowett, George F. (1938). The Atlas of Anatomy. Philadelphia. OCLC 26675479.
- Jowett, George F. (1938). The Science of Exercise Specialization. Philadelphia. OCLC 26675490.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "George F. Jowett". LibraryThing. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Finding Aid: The George Fiusdale Jowett Papers" (PDF). The H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture & Sports. University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Woycke, James (2016). Esprit de Corps: A History of North American Bodybuilding.
- ^ "Strong Man Exhibits At Police Meet". Pittsburgh Daily Post. September 27, 1923. p. 10. Retrieved January 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Snaps at Forbes Field During the Fifth Annual Field Meet of Pittsburgh Police Department". Pittsburgh Daily Post. September 30, 1923. p. 24. Retrieved January 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "World's Strongest Man Is Coming Here. Milo Strength Club Will Present George F. Jowett in Y.M.C.A.". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. November 6, 1927. p. 5. Retrieved January 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Strong Men Will Be At Y.M.C.A. Tonight. World's Champion and Other Muscular Marvels to Show Wares". The Morning Call. November 19, 1927. p. 16. Retrieved January 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Fair, John D. (December 1994). "Father-Figure or Phony? George Jowett, ACWLA and Milo Barbell Company" (PDF). Iron Game History. 3 (5): 13–25. Retrieved January 4, 2019 – via H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports.
- ^ Todd, Jan; Murphy, Michael (2001). "Portrait of a Strongman: The Circus Career of Ottley Russell Coulter: 1912-1916". Iron Game History. 7 (1): 4–21.
- ^ Todd, Jan; Roark, Joe; Todd, Terry (1991). "A Briefly Annotated Bibliography of English Language Serial Publications in the Field of Physical Culture" (PDF). Iron Game History.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Jowett, George F.". The Ottawa Journal. July 12, 1969. p. 25. Retrieved January 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
External links[]
- George F. Jowett on the Internet Archive
- 1891 births
- 1969 deaths
- English emigrants to Canada
- English strength athletes
- English male weightlifters
- English magazine editors
- People associated with physical culture
- Strength training writers