Sadly, weightlifting legend Joe Dube has passed away. One heck of a lifter!
Edit on 9/10/25: Artie Drechsler's write up on Joe Dube from USAW - https://www.usaweightlifting.org/news/2025/september/10/the-joe-dube-story
Sadly, weightlifting legend Joe Dube has passed away. One heck of a lifter!
Edit on 9/10/25: Artie Drechsler's write up on Joe Dube from USAW - https://www.usaweightlifting.org/news/2025/september/10/the-joe-dube-story
Rest in peace and may the wind be on your wings.
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ReplyDeleteThe photos on this blog I like the best are of Joe training in his garage gym from his 1964 profile in Strength & Health's Lifter's Corner.
https://ditillo2.blogspot.com/search?q=joe+dube
He talks about it in this 2012 article:
https://vintagejacksonville.net/2012/08/07/olympic-weightlifter-joe-dube-sr/
One of my heroes growing up along with all of the YBC lifters. Met him at one the AOBS dinners years ago. RIP Joe
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