Frederick Hatfield

Frederick C. Hatfield, nicknamed Dr. Squat, was an American world champion powerlifter and holder of a doctorate in sports sciences, born on 21 October 1942 and died on 14 May 2017. As a powerlifter he won two IPF World Powerlifting Championships titles, in 1983 and 1986, and at 45 he set a squat world record of 1,014 pounds in the 125 kg class, at the time the heaviest squat in history regardless of bodyweight. He was co-founder and president of the International Sports Sciences Association, which certifies personal fitness trainers, and wrote more than 60 books, including Bodybuilding: A Scientific Approach. He trained professional athletes such as Lee Haney and Evander Holyfield and was inducted into the National Fitness Hall of Fame in 2016.