Roger callard biography

Roger Callard is a bodybuilder who began at the young age of 5.

Roger Callard Biography

Roger Callard grew up in Chesaning MI where he began bodybuilding at the very young age of 5. His father was very interested in weightlifting and because Roger has asthma, his father encouraged him to practice as a way to expand his chest and lungs to improve the asthma.

Roger Callard began competing in his home state and in 1978 won the Mr. USA title. After this win, he stopped competing because he was viewed more as a model and actor than a competing bodybuilder. He possessed a love of carpentry because of his family's history in the furniture industry.

In high school, Roger Callard was an all-around athlete and member of the National Honor Society for academic excellence. He graduated with a pre-law degree from Michigan State University.

Roger Callard Bodybuilding

Roger Callard won numerous titles in bodybuilding, including the Mr. America title (Middleweight division) in 1977. In 1978, he earned the title of Mr. International (Middleweight division).

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Roger Callard projects the image of a good looking model and actor with a handsome face and muscular body. Bodybuilding is still an important part of his life today.

Although he was one of the well known bodybuilders of his era, he was better known because of his modeling and film career. Roger Callard had numerous roles in movies, films and television shows. He can also be seen in the film Pumping Iron. Go to Pumping Iron Video

Roger Callard has received a lot of honors in his bodybuilding career. But his latest — getting inducted into the Greater Lansing Sports Hall of Fame — ranks up up there with any of them.

Callard, 72, a professional bodybuilder-turned-actor out of Chesaning who went on to graduate from Michigan State, will enter the Hall in a ceremony at the Lansing Center on Thursday. 

"There's no doubt that it's a very prestigious honor, and I've been fortunate enough to receive a lot of accolades and awards, but to be recognized in your own community is the most meaningful and impactful," Callard said. "I know a lot of the previous inductees, and to be included with these legendary names and such a legendary group is incredible."

Originally, Callard was in the gym to improve his body for athletic competition, being a football player in high school. After enrolling in MSU, a few of his friends helped Callard realize that he had the perfect frame for bodybuilding and his interest shifted to that alone.

Callard took a few years to sculpt his body to his peak physique and finally entered into his first International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness competition – where he was named the 1974 Mr. Western America.

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Callard strung together three straight first-place finishes as Mr. Western America and was crowned Mr. USA in 1975. After finishing second in Mr. America in both 1975 and 1976, Callard finally took home that title in 1977.

The pinnacle of Callard's bodybuilding competition came in 1978, where he was named IFBB's Mr. International. He placed 13th in the IBFF World Pro in 1984 – his final international competition.

"When you reach a pinnacle of a sport, a part of you expects to win because you are at such a high level," Callard said. "I wasn't competing against other people, I was competing against myself. When I

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