Paul Demayo

Paul DeMayo (12 September 1967 to 2 June 2005) was an American IFBB professional bodybuilder from Massachusetts, nicknamed Quadzilla for the size of his quadriceps. He first competed by placing first at the Teenage Massachusetts State championships, and his first National Physique Committee event in 1988 brought seventh place in the NPC Junior USA heavyweight class. He won the heavyweight class and overall at the 1991 NPC Junior Nationals and took first place at the NPC Nationals in 1994. His only Mr. Olympia was in 1995, where he placed 12th, and he retired shortly afterwards. He appeared in many fitness and magazine articles, including the cover of Iron Man, and signed an endorsement contract with the supplement company Met-Rx. He died in Boston on 2 June 2005 from a heroin overdose.