John Grimek was a legendary champion from the Silver Era of bodybuilding, a period when physical culture valued balance, symmetry, and real-world athletic ability. As an American icon of the sport, ...

This panel, part of the Murals of York series, features two York-based Olympic weightlifters, Tommy Kono, center, and John Grimek, right. That's York Barbell's Bob Hoffman, four-time Olympic coach, at ...

PERTH AMBOY — In this photograph, taken sometime in the 1940s, John Grimek performs what is known as a Kelly Snatch or Reverse Swing lift. Grimek was born in Perth Amboy on either June 17, 1910, ...

John D. Grimek, 66, of Shrewsbury Pa., passed away on Saturday, January 31, 2026, after a long illness. Born in York, Pa, he was the son of the late John C. Grimek, I, and Angela C. (Liberto) Grimek.