Lee Haney

Lee Haney is an American bodybuilder, born on November 11, 1959, who is counted among the greatest competitors the sport has produced. He won the Mr. Olympia title eight years in a row, a total he shares with Ronnie Coleman as the most any bodybuilder has won. Haney grew up in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and studied youth counseling and juvenile corrections at Spartanburg Methodist College before turning professional. His amateur record includes the 1979 Teen Mr. America, the 1982 Nationals and the 1982 World Amateur Championships, and he placed third at the 1983 Mr. Olympia before winning the title every year from 1984 to 1991. Away from the stage he served as chairman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports from 1999 to 2002, and was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.