Gerard Benderoth

Gerard Benderoth was an American strongman and police officer, born on 1 February 1969. He played football at North Rockland High School and later attended Westchester Community College and Troy State in Alabama. He served as a New York City police officer for more than a decade and then as a local officer in Haverstraw, Rockland County. As a strongman he spent years trying to win the title of World's Strongest Man, standing 1.80 metres tall and weighing about 147 kilograms, and performing feats such as carrying heavy stones and deadlifting cars before crowds of up to 20,000. He also boxed, reaching the final of the New York Golden Gloves super heavyweight class in 1995. His America's Strongest Man results were 13th in 2006, 14th in 2007 and 10th in 2008. He died on 8 March 2017 at the age of 48.