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Louis Cyr (French pronunciation: [lwi siʁ]; born Cyprien-Noé Cyr; October 10, 1863 – November 10, 1912) was a French Canadian strongman with a career spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- From Proud Beginnings
- Building One’S Strength
- A Strongman Is Born
- A Short But Strong Life
James Woycke credited Cyr’s remarkable strength as an adult to his genetic heritage. Born in St. Cyprien, south of Montreal, in 1863,Cyr’s ancestry included farm workers and lumbermen.(1) His mother, Philomène Berger Cyr, was said to have been a strong woman in her own right. Christened Noé-Cyprien Cyr (he later changed his name to Louis) the young...
From 1881 to 1886, Cyr largely lived the life of a vagabond strongman, competing in strength shows and picking up seasonal work where possible. Predating Ronnie Coleman’s claim to the world’s scariest police officer, Cyr was part of the Montreal police force from 1883 to 1885. To put the oddity of Cyr’s employment with the police into context, the ...
The period 1881 to 1886 was very much a testing ground for Cyr. He built his strength and won the admiration of many but it was unlikely that many in the United States or Great Britain knew Cyr’s name at this time. Cyr’s fortunes changed dramatically in 1886 when Cyr teamed up with Richard K. Fox of the National Police Gazette.(9) Impressed with Cy...
Cyr’s story did not, sadly, have a happy ending. Achieving a jaw dropping backlift in 1896, Cyr retired from the lifting game soon after. Plagued by a series of health concerns, which some have linked to overeating and inactivity, Cyr was diagnosed with Bright’s Disease in the early 1900s.(17)In layman’s terms, Cyr had acute kidney inflammation whi...
Film sheds light upon Louis Cyr 1863 - 1912 a French-Canadian who is considered the strongest man ever walked this earth. It earned CAN$4 million ($3.75 million) at box-office.
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- Antoine Bertrand
- Daniel Roby
- Drama
Oct 17, 2019 · As happens, a younger lion rose to challenge the aging king. Twenty-six-year-old Hector Decaire made the claim that he was the world’s new strongest man. In February 1906, Cyr came out of retirement to put the young pup in his place. In front of a crowd of 4,000 in Montreal the two men did four lifts each. At the end of the contest ...
This entertaining documentary travels into the theatrical world of old time strongmen and into the start of the cult of modern day bodybuilding. As the strongest man in the world in the late 1800s, Louis Cyr’s act included deadlifting a platform holding 18 men over his head!
- 46 min
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- Picture This Productions
I pass on my crown as the 'World's Strongest Man' to Hector Decarie." Louis Cyr died at his daughter's home of kidney failure on November 10, 1912. He was 49 years of age, but had endured heart ailments and lengthy bouts with asthma.
The Strongest Man in the World: Louis Cyr. by Nicolas Debon. The boom in graphic novels for the young is easily understood. Ever since Art Spiegelman’s stunning Maus, published in 1986, expanded the genre to include weighty themes, artists have realized the elastic potential of the form.
