When
did you start armwrestling?
|
1987
|
| First
tournament |
Caldwell, TX |
| How
did you place? |
I
beat 3 state champions in my first tournament, but my second tournament
I got my tail handed to me! |
| What
do you do for training? |
armwrestle,
weight train, and move furniture, boulders, dirt, sand, and anything
else my wife has on her honey-do-list!
Check out Charles' training compound: Hambone's Gym |
| Most
memorable match? |
There
have been so many, but the one that stickes in my mind the most is my
loss to Matt Girdner. |
| Toughest
opponent? |
Matt
Girdner, by far the strongest person that I have armwerstled. I have
had some wars with Lindley Keating. |
| State
and regional titles |
I
have won over 20 state championships. Starting in Texas in 1987. I have
also won state championships in Colorado and Arkansas. |
| National titles |
I
won the USAWA Nationals in Virginia in 1991. |
| World/international
titles |
I
won the World Amateur Championships in California in 1996 with SCAWA,
and I won the World Police/Fire Championships in 2003. |
| Other
titles |
- Numerous regional titles in TX
- Smaller tourney wins and placing
in IL, WY, LA, WI, FL, NM
- 2-time Texas armwrestler of the
year
- 1987 SCAWA novice of the year
- 4th at SCAWA Worlds in California
(1987)
- 3rd at SCAWA
Worlds in Colton, CA (1998)
- 2nd at National Wristwrestling
Championships, Corona, CA (1989)
- 3rd at SCAWA
Worlds in California (twice)
- 2nd at SCAWA
Worlds in California (3
times); the last in 2005
- 2nd at Worlds in Virginia (1992)
|
| Top
Armwrestlers you have defeated |
Steve
Phipps, Jim
Shipman, Albert Loucher, Bob Eazor, Terry Shapiro, Chuck Hendricks,
David Morraco, Terry Corchoran, Rick Zumwalt, Bruce Way, Harold Owens,
Lindley Keating, Don Underwood, Michael Todd |
| Strength
feats |
Close
#3 gripper;
Bench 475 lbs; Table curl a 100 lb dumbbell for 45 reps; One-arm
preacher curl a 100 lb dumbbell for 20+ reps; Tear 4 decks of cards in
half in under 1 minute |
| Other
notables in the sport or anything else you would like to say |
In
order to keep my
amateur status I have donated all of the money that I have won. These
donations have ranged from law enforcement to firemen, to schools and
biker organizations. Usually whoever the tournament is supporting is
who I have the money donated to. I have also promoted many fundraising
tournaments which have been mostly for school-related needs. For the
last several years I have been involved in promoting armwrestling
tournaments in the southwest Colorado area for area high school
wrestling. When I started armwrestling in Texas in 1987 there were a
lot more amateur tournaments than pro tournaments. It was also believed
that only amateurs would be able to compete if the sport made it to the
Olympics. I have always had sponsors to help pay for my expenses.
Usually the pro classes did not pay enough to cover these expenses. By
not accepting money, I am able to compete in smaller tournaments after
a lay off due to my family obligations, which take priority over
everything else. I could not have been able to do this without the
sponsors. |
