Six degrees of Jules Bacon

Flex, June, 2005 by Shawn Perine

In our quest to connect every bodybuilder to 1942 Mr. America winner JULES BACON in six steps or less, we arrive at bodybuilding's King of Cool, BOB CICHERILLO. Can it be done? Let's take a stab.

* Jules Bacon competed in the 1943 Mr. America against ROBERT ELWOOD HOLBROOK

* Holbrook competed in the 1951 AAU Mr. America against GEORGE PAINE

* Paine competed in the 1978 IFBB Mr. International against SAMIR BANNOUT

* Bannout competed in the 1994 Mr. Olympia against CHRIS CORMIER

* Cormier competed in the 2005 San Francisco Pro against Cicherillo