O.D. Wilson

Oders Dell Wilson Jr., who lived from 12 September 1954 to 29 October 1991, was an American powerlifter and strongman known by the nickname the Nightmare, mainly because of his size. Several strength analysts and historians regard him as the strongest athlete never to have won the World's Strongest Man title. As a child he was a track and field athlete specializing in the 200 metre dash and a basketball player, and he served 12 years in the military before starting to lift weights in 1981. When he was not competing he worked as a security guard and bodyguard to celebrities including Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson. In 1990 he led the World's Strongest Man before the last event but lost by half a point.