John Gamble (American football)

John Gamble is a former world champion powerlifter and strongman competitor from Richmond, Virginia. He played linebacker at Hampton University and was a first-team Black College All-America selection, and earned All-Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association honors in football and in track and field. He was the top ranked powerlifter in the world in the 275 pound class from 1981 to 1983, with a best total in the United States Powerlifting Federation of 2,270 pounds and personal bests of a 892 pound squat, a 573 pound bench press and a 826.5 pound deadlift. He competed twice in the final of the World's Strongest Man, finishing third in 1982 behind Bill Kazmaier, and was inducted into the U.S. Weightlifting Hall of Fame in York, Pennsylvania, in June 1999.