Scott Wilson (bodybuilder)

Scott Wilson (August 6, 1950 to May 6, 2018) was an American bodybuilder who won Mr. America and Mr. International titles in the 1970s and 1980s. Born in San Diego, California, he grew up in Lakeside, where he began weight training as a child and wrestled and played football in high school before enlisting in the United States Marine Corps. In 1973 he entered the Mr. San Diego contest on a dare and won it, and in 1974 he took the AAU Mr. California title, which set him on the path to a professional career. He won the WBBG Pro Mr. America in 1976, the IFBB Mr. International in 1981 and the IFBB Portland Grand Prix in 1983. In his later career he competed three times in the IFBB Masters Mr. Olympia, with his last competition in 2000 and formal retirement in 2001. He also competed for a time as a powerlifter, with a bench press of 580 lb, a squat of 750 lb and a deadlift of 735 lb. He died in Merced, California, after a long illness with skin cancer.