Jim Morris was an American bodybuilder known for winning competitions over a thirty-year career. Born on August 31, 1935, he had been bodybuilding since September 1954 and died on January 28, 2016, at the age of 80. Among his titles are Mr. USA in 1972, AAU Mr. America in 1973, Mr. International in 1974 and Mr. Olympia Masters Over 60 in 1996. In 1971 he became the first openly gay IFBB professional bodybuilder, and from 1974 to 1988 he worked as Elton John's personal bodyguard. He gradually gave up animal products between 1974 and 1999 and posed nude for a PETA ad at age 77 in support of the vegan lifestyle.
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was an American bodybuilder known for winning competitions over a thirty-year career.
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