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Boyer Coe was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on August 18, 1946. He started weight training at age 13 at the Lake Charles Athletic Club, where he often lifted in the cold under the light of a 100-watt bulb. As a boy he’d inform anyone who would listen that some day he would be Mr. America. At age seventeen he bench-pressed 420 pounds in strict style.

He attended college at Lafayette, Louisiana, and trained under Red Lerille, Mr. America 1960, who has been Boyer's life long mentor., Boyer continued not only to improve his physique but also to perfect his posing. In June of 1969, I won the Mr. America, graduated college and opened up my first business, a health food store all in the same month! Some years later he moved to New Orleans and opened Boyer Coe’s BodyMasters – his first gym. In 1977 this led to the formation of BodyMasters Sports Industries, an exercise equipment company founded by Boyer Coe and Mike Luquette.

The first competition I won was the 1964 Mr. New Orleans Contest, four days before I graduated from high school. The largest crowd he ever posed in front of – over 10,000 people. It was the opening day of Pontchartrain Beach in New Orleans, La. At the time it was the largest bodybuilding contest in the south. He then won the Mr. Louisiana title in 1965, then added the titles of Mr. Texas, Mr. Oklahoma, Teen Mr. America, Junior Mr. USA, Junior Mr. America, Mr. America, Mr. Universe, Mr. International, Pro Mr. World and Grand Prix Champion.

Boyer always found time to bring his fitness philosophy to others who could not come to him. He started a training program for the Angola State Penitentiary in Louisiana and another for the children at the Louisiana State School for the Deaf. Coe credits his parents with instilling in him the basic value of hard work and perseverance. At home, he learned, by example, not only the value of self-discipline but also how to set and meet personal goals.

“If you think that winning a major contest will make major changes in your life, you will end up very frustrated,” said Boyer’s father. “You’ve got to do things for yourself first.” His father’s primary focus was on Boyer’s education, but he supported his son’s desire to excel in bodybuilding and even accompanied him to many of his early regional contests.

Setting personal goals continues to be central to Coe’s philosophy of living. “If you believe you will be the champion, then you have the battle half won,” says Boyer. A superstar of the 1970s, Coe also continued to be a formidable competitor in the 1980s. He brought home seven Grand Prix titles in 1981 alone. He was always a strong contender for the Mr. Olympia title and, after a decade-long hiatus from competition, stepped onstage in absolutely phenomenal condition at both the 1994 and 1995 Masters Olympia contests.

“I feel fortunate for the experience bodybuilding has given me,” he says. “Now I would like to put something back into the sport. I take every opportunity to talk before different civic groups, explaining bodybuilding and its benefits. It has come a long way since I started”. Boyer still starts early every morning at the gym. He doesn’t have to train anymore. He trains for the same reason he did back in Lake Charles when he was fourteen-years-old and for the nearly half-century that followed because he loves to. As the four time, Mr. Universe says with a laugh, “Old habits die hard.”

Born: August 18, 1946, Lake Charles, LA                   Height: 5' 9" Weight: 215 lbs

Mr. & Masters Olympia Results
1976 – IFBB Mr. Olympia: did not place

1977 – IFBB Mr. Olympia: 3rd (lightweight)

1977 – IFBB Mr. Olympia: 4th

1978 – IFBB Mr. Olympia: 2nd (lightweight)

1978 – IFBB Mr. Olympia: 4th

1979 – IFBB Mr. Olympia: 2nd (lightweight)

1980 – IFBB Mr. Olympia: 4th

1982 – IFBB Mr. Olympia: 11th

1984 – IFBB Mr. Olympia: 13th

1994 – IFBB Masters Olympia: 3rd

1995 – IFBB Masters Olympia: 10th

Titles Won

1995 Olympia - Masters - IFBB, 10th

1994 Olympia - Masters - IFBB, 3rd

1984 Olympia - IFBB, 13rd

1982 World Pro Championships - IFBB, 2nd

1982 Olympia - IFBB, 11th

1982 Grand Prix Sweden - IFBB, 9th

1982 Grand Prix Belgium - IFBB, 8th

1981 World Grand Prix - IFBB, Winner

1981 Professional World Cup - IFBB, Winner

1981 Night of Champions - IFBB, 3rd

1981 Grand Prix World Cup - IFBB, Winner

1981 Grand Prix Washington - IFBB, 3rd

1981 Grand Prix Wales - IFBB, Winner 1981 Grand Prix New York - IFBB, 3rd 1981 Grand Prix New England - IFBB, 3rd 1981 Grand Prix Massachusets - IFBB, Winner 1981 Grand Prix California - IFBB, 3rd 1981 Grand Prix Belgium - IFBB, Winner 1981 Canada Pro Cup - IFBB, Winner 1980 Pittsburgh Pro Invitational - IFBB, 5th 1980 Olympia - IFBB, 4th 1980 Grand Prix Miami - IFBB, 5th 1980 Grand Prix California - IFBB, 5th 1980 Canada Pro Cup - IFBB, 2nd 1979 Southern Pro Cup - IFBB, 4th 1979 Pittsburgh Pro Invitational - IFBB, 5th 1979 Olympia - IFBB, LightWeight, 2nd 1979 Night of Champions - IFBB, 4th 1979 Grand Prix Vancouver - IFBB, 3rd 1979 Grand Prix Pennsylvania - IFBB, 5th 1979 Canada Pro Cup - IFBB, 3rd 1979 Canada Diamond Pro Cup - IFBB, 3rd 1979 Best in the World - IFBB, Professional, 5th 1978 Professional World Cup - IFBB, 5th 1978 Olympia - IFBB, LightWeight, 2nd 1978 Olympia - IFBB, 4th 1978 Night of Champions - IFBB, 4th 1977 Olympia - IFBB, Short, 3rd 1977 Olympia - IFBB, 4th 1976 Olympia - IFBB, LightWeight 1975 World Championships - WBBG, Winner 1975 Universe - Pro - PBBA, Winner 1975 Universe - Pro - NABBA, Short, 1st 1975 Universe - Pro - NABBA, Overall Winner 1974 World Championships - WBBG, Winner 1974 Universe - Pro - NABBA, Short, 2nd 1974 Mr World - WBBG, Winner 1973 World Championships - WBBG, Winner 1973 Universe - Pro - NABBA, Short, 1st 1973 Universe - Pro - NABBA, Overall Winner 1972 World Championships - WBBG, Winner 1972 Universe - Pro - NABBA, Short, 2nd 1971 World Championships - WBBG, Winner 1971 Mr International - IFBB, Medium, 1st 1971 Mr International - IFBB, Overall Winner 1971 Mr America - IFBB, Medium, 1st 1970 Universe - Pro - NABBA, Short, 1st 1970 Mr World - AAU, Pro Short, 2nd 1969 Universe - NABBA, Medium, 1st 1969 Universe - NABBA, Overall Winner 1969 Mr America - AAU, Most Muscular, 1st 1969 Mr America - AAU, Winner 1969 Junior Mr America - AAU, Winner 1968 Mr USA - AAU, Most Muscular, 1st 1968 Mr USA - AAU, 2nd 1968 Mr America - AAU, Most Muscular, 1st 1968 Mr America - AAU, 2nd 1968 Junior Mr USA - AAU, Overall Winner 1968 Junior Mr America - AAU, Most Muscular, 1st 1968 Junior Mr America - AAU, 2nd 1967 Mr Southern States - AAU, 2nd 1967 Mr America - AAU, Most Muscular, 5th 1967 Mr America - AAU, 5th 1967 Junior Mr America - AAU, Most Muscular, 2nd 1967 Junior Mr America - AAU, 2nd 1966 Teen Mr America - AAU, Winner 1966 Mr USA - AAU, Most Muscular, 3rd 1966 Mr USA - AAU, 2nd 1966 Junior Mr America - AAU, Most Muscular, 5th 1966 Junior Mr America - AAU, 5th 1965 Teen Mr America - AAU, Most Muscular, 2nd 1965 Teen Mr America - AAU, 2nd 1965 Mr Texas - AAU, Most Muscular, 1st 1965 Mr Texas - AAU, Winner

'“The thing I value the most of all my year’s experience in bodybuilding are the many lasting friendships that I have managed to make. This I cherish far and above any contests that I might have won.”'