Born: November 4, 1919
Hometown: Nuremberg, Germany
Year Induction: 2006
James Monroe High School, Bronx, NY (1934-1938)
Perkinston Junior College, Perkinston, MS (1938-1940)
Southern AAU Novice Weightlifting Championship, Heavyweight Division: 1st place
Mr. New Orleans, LA State Bodybuilding Championships
National Bench Press Championships (1997-2001)
Honorary Assistant Coach for National Champion LSU Tigers (’58)
National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame Honorary Membership (’70)
All American Football Foundation Outstanding American Award (’00)
Lifetime Achievement Award (’03)
Anton Reel spoke no English when he arrived in New York City from his native Germany in 1929 but he excelled in school graduating from dental school in 1945. He is the first bodybuilder inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and the oldest inductee at the time of induction (86).
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