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A Peek into Joe Roark's Database:
Articles by or about Dave Draper

FLEX
Feb 1985 p 13 pho # comeback
Oct 1988 p 34 Body thrust - arms
Apr 1989 p 103 Scientific diets? Not for me !
May 1989 p 60 Overcoming stress
Dec 1989 p 28 Antagonistic supersets
Mar 1990 p 68 Training past [age] 40
Jun 1991 p 44 The Zane Leg Blaster
May 1992 p 181 Chins & dips- unbeatable !
Jul 1992 p 70 Compound superset squat
Mar 1999 p 240 DD big picture- Rosenthal
Aug 1999 p 212 Art Zeller obit- DD
Mar 2000 p 101 Pho @ into Hall of Fame- McGough & Roark

IRON MAN
Feb 1966 p 18 wins IFBB Mr. America Sep 18, 1965- Twichell
Jan 1967 p 26 wins IFBB Mr. Universe Sep 17, 1966- Page
Oct 1967 p 40 Protein- one man's opinion- self
p 49 full page ad for his supplements
Sep 1968 p 42 drawing by Robert Nailon
Jan 1971 p 12 Watching DD train- Swern
Sep 1974 p 39 drawing by Brian Babinski
Sep 1980 p 22 You are DD- Alpert
Nov 1988 p 30 DD- interview- Strossen
Dec 1989 p 114 Just another workout- self
Apr 1990 p 100 Where do you want to go?- self
Jun 1990 p 130 Concentration is the key- self

MUSCULAR DEVELOPMENT
Sep 1967 p 38 "DON'T MAKE WAVES" movie- Mozee
Dec 1971 p 33 LOS ANGELES HERALD headline: Aug 13, 1971
:DRUG SPIKED DRINK PUTS MR. A ON ROPES!"
Mar 1988 p 44 DD- Pulling himself up by his bootstraps- Zeller
Jun 1988 p 32 On targer with DD- Hall
Dec 1989 p 61 Recipes of the stars- Hallum
Nov 1990 p 48 DD- keys to successful training- R. Hall

PHYSICAL POWER
Aug 1964 p 32 pho # on KHJ-TV Hollywood, channel 9
6'3" 250 lbs 20" arms; at this time DD
held only the May 4, 1963 IFBB Mr. New Jersey title

POWER
May 1989 p 66 Forever favorite workout- self
Jul 1989 p 63 Six keys to successful training- self

MUSCLE TRAINING ILLUSTRATED
May 1967 p 22 The Blond Bomber- DD- Orlick
Mar 1974 p 11 DD- Denie
Jul 1975 p 57 DD- profile- Denie
Sep 1975 p 11 an article from THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE Mar 23,
1975 about lawsuit against Weider. DD settled for
$17,500 missing out on the jury verdict of almost
$900,000
Jan 1978 p 21 FPP
Jan 1980 p 11 pho guest posing at Orange County Muscle Classic
Jun 1980 p 68 DD raps on training- Metz
May 1987 p 78 # pho with his daughter
Jan 1988 p 122 Resurrection of DD (16 pho)- J. Everson

HEALTH & STRENGTH
Aug 3, 1967 p 21 first pho in H&S. Full page "Dave Draper the young
blonde (sic) giant who is one of America's top men."
Oct 12, 1967 p 18-19 2 FPP
Feb 29, 1968 p 8 How DD built those mighty arms- Mese

MUSCLE-UP
Jun 1980 p 8 pho #

MUSCLE MAG INTERNATIONAL
1:1 p 112 5 pho, his checklist for big arms
1:3 p 26 DD in Canada- RK
1:4 p 34 DD's routine-
Sep 1980 p 47 photos bending bars
Jan 1983 p 14 pho # making a comeback ?
Aug 1989 p 58 The art of posing- self
Mar 1994 p 226 DD- lowfat meal- Hallum
Apr 1999 p 192 DD star profile part 1- Grannis
May 1999 p 234 DD star profile part 2- Grannis
Aug 2000 p 235 Superbodz- McCusker

YOUNG MR. AMERICA
Jun 1964 p 24 Broaden your shoulders
A 21 F 16 C 55 age 20 240 lbs
Jul 1964 p 44 Put 6" on your chest in next 3 months- self

MR. AMERICA
Nov 1964 p 51 Calves- self
Jan 1965 p 21 Perseverance pays off- self
Feb 1965 p 12 Chest- self
p 20 Fruits- triple your muscular strength!- self
Apr 1965 p 18 Protein- unused- holds back progress- self
Jul 1965 p 6 Bench press 500 age 22 235 lbs
A 21 F 17 C 54 W 33 T 28 C 17- self
Aug 1965 p 82 Arms- self
Sep 1965 p 12 Ray Raridon- DD
Oct 1965 p 5 pho
p 82 How I built my 54" chest- self
Nov 1965 p 42 DD vs The Bear- Tyler
Jun 1966 p 8 [ own story ] The paper champ who became a champ
A 20.5 C 55
Jul 1966 p 7 Do you have what it takes to build your body?
p 28 Using the one rep system
Aug 1966 p 12 My favorite "quickie" arm workout- self
Oct 1966 p 28 Chins- for wider back- self
Nov 1966 Coverman A 21 F 17
p 50 Use squat for power- self
Dec 1966 p 7 How a former fat boy rocketed to fame [ about the
movie: DON'T MAKE WAVES ]- JW
p 36 Why every bodybuilder should power train- self
p 40 Have a full stomach, lose lbs.- self
Mar 1967 p 34 Diet / exercise program- self
Apr 1967 p 7 Impatience- self
p 12 Get started right in bodybuilding- self
May 1967 p 12 Forearms- self
p 32 Your basic 5 principles for diet

MR. AMERICA (AAA)
Jul 1967 p 12 Your entire workout on the Super 7 in 1 Gym Bench-self
Sep 1967 p 12 Build arms for sports and bodybuilding- self
Oct 1967 p 18 Metered nutrition for losing weight- self
p 36 Your $15 course- self
Nov 1967 p 22 Randy Matson- shotputter- DD
p 36 To your athletic, muscular body- self
Jan 1968 p 40 Weight training for skiing- self
Feb 1968 p 32 Nutrition for better performance- self
Mar 1968 p 18 How to use food supplements- self
p 40 Iaido- art of defense in swordmanship- self

MR. AMERICA
Apr 1968 p 18 Ron Esquerra- DD
Jun 1968 p 18 Robert Flores- DD
Aug 1968 p 10 At home with DD, wife Penny, and daughter Jamie - tyler
p 28 Bodybuilding and intelligence- self
Dec 1968 p 14 Sergio's secrets of nutrition- DD
Jan 1969 p 30 Stunning power of protein- self
May 1969 p 8 Joggers run from #1 killer- self
Jun 1969 p 28 Surfing can be sexy- self
Nov 1969 p 48 Hang 10 curls (Arnold and DD)- Ben Weider
Jan 1970 p 48 What a weigh to go- self
Feb 1970 p 48 The sauna- boon, or hot air?- self
Mar 1970 p 60 Fun exercise for waist, thighs, calves- self
p 69 Muscle towers- jiffy- self
Apr 1970 p 44 Rape of vitamin A- self
Jun 1970 p 49 Arnold's calves- DD

MUSCLE BUILDER
Feb 1964 p 9 # left Secaucus, New Jersey for Santa Monica, CA.
p 19 pho on Muscle Beach
p 35 2 pho
p 62 Build delts with bomb & blitz- self
Dec 1964 p 10 "David The Gladiator" on channel 9 KHJ in L.A
p 18 Ed Giuliani- DD
Jan 1965 p 12 David The Gladiator- Warner
p 34 7 keys to successful workouts- self
Feb 1965 p 34 My bulk building methods- self
Aug 1965 p 8 Chester Yorton- DD
p 36 DD's diet plan- Labra
p 89 DD's letter to editor about Bill McArdle
Oct 1965 p 38 Weider pulley work- self
Nov 1965 p 24 Triceps- self
Aug 1966 p 82 Q & A column called: ON TARGET WITH DAVE DRAPER- self
Dec 1966 p 5 # landed role in DON'T MAKE WAVES
p 82 Q & A
Apr 1967 p 10 Seymour Koenig
p 82 Q & A
May 1967 p 14 Larry Scott, Bill McArdle, Dave Draper food secrets-DD
p 22 Original Tiger's 3-step biceps builder- self
p 82 Q & A
Jun 1967 p 82 Q & A
Sep 1967 p 12 Bill Smith- DD
p 82 Q & A
Jan 1968 p 8 Delts- 5 step plan- self
p 20 Sensible diet- self
p 82 Q & A
Sep 1968 p 42 Building mass and power is easy- self
p 82 Q & A
Dec 1968 p 30 Powerlifting- power of the mind- self
p 82 Q & A
Jan 1969 p 42 King ofthe body: big arms- self
p 82 Q & A
Feb 1969 p 40 Muscle density thru total training- self
p 82 Q & A

MUSCLE BUILDER
Jun/Jul 1963 P 106 @ age 20, 235 lb 6' 19" arms, his training
partner is Jon Twitchell
Mar 1964 p 75 @ 240 lb working at Wedier Santa Monica office; 21" arm
arrived recently.
Oct 1964 p 30 Beat summer fatugue
Dec 1964 p 7 @ pho as 'The Gladiator' p 10 @
p 18 Ed Giuliani story
Jan 1965 p 12 David the Gladiator, about TV role
p 34 7 keys to successful workout
Feb 1965 p 34 Bulk tips
Jul 1965 p 10 Sergio Oliva
p 34 DD dlets- JW
Aug 1965 p 8 Chet Yorton cheated death
p 36 his diet
p 89 let to ed about Bill McArdle
Oct 1965 p 38 Weider pulley work
Dec 1965 p 34 Space Age technology
Mar 1966 p 82 Specialization techniques
May/Jun 1966 p 42 delts
Nov 1966 p 46 chest
Mar 1969 p 82 Q & A
May 1969 p 28 "Type" training- self
p 73 Q & A
Jun 1969 p 29 Legs- self
p 88 Q & A
Jul 1969 p 26 History repeats (Reg Park and Arnold)- self
Aug 1969 p 14 Delts- self
Sep 1969 p 15 Fautz challenges Zabo to abs- att DD
Nov 1969 p 7 IFBB- the rock remains- self
p 50 He and Arnols woukout "relaxed bombing"- JW
Jan 1970 p 19 Workout with Arnold- JW
Mar 1970 p 89 Q & A
Apr 1970 p 19 Out of sight biceps bombing- self
Jun 1970 p 46 A massive new you by this summer- self
Aug 1970 p 88 DD is alive and well and thinking!- Wayne
Feb 1971 p 19 Exploding forearms of Arnold- DD
Mar 1971 p 8 2 pho with Arnold workout- self
May 1971 p 52 photos at Sep 19, 1970 NABBA Mr. U
Sep 1971 p 19 Workout with Arnold- self
Dec 1977 p 106 pho at Chris Devin's contest
Sep 1979 p 54-55 4 pho
Dec 1979 p 38 DD today- BR

MUSCLE & FITNESS
Apr 1983 p 92 DD- the smile that once launched a thousand
sighs- 8 color pho- Wayne
Aug 1988 p 86 DD's dungeon- J. Everson
Jul 1999 p 100 DD- toughest workout- O'Connell
May 2000 p 54 BBers anonymous
Jun 2000 p 220 Iron rules

THE IRON MASTER
Apr 1998 p 31 The lifts that were never seen- atb Frenn

Exceptional thanks to Joe Roark
IFBB Men's historian
Columnist for Flex Magazine
Owner of IronHistory