Dead Bodybuilders

1. Mike Mentzer (November 15, 1951 – June 10, 2001) - Mentzer died on June 10, 2001 in Rolling Hills, California. He was found dead in his apartment, due to heart complications, by his younger brother and fellow bodybuilder Ray Mentzer. Two days later, his brother Ray also died in his sleep after complications from his long battle with Berger's disease.









2. Ray Mentzer (August 2, 1953 – June 12, 2001) - He died from complications resulting from Berger's disease. It is said those complications resulted in kidney failure. Ray died just two days after discovering Mike's dead body in the very same apartment due to heart failure.













3. Ron Teufel (1957 - 2002)   

4. Scott Klein (February 11, 1973 – May 22, 2003)

5. Sonny Schmidt (born Edmond Alten Schmidt, September 09, 1953, New Zealand – died January 25, 2004, Melbourne, Australia from cancer) 



















6. Robert Benavente (October 22, 1974 - November 6, 2004)





























7. Charles Durr ( June 6, 1960 - May 2, 2005)

8.Don Youngblood (April 7, 1954 – May 8, 2005)



















9. Paul DeMayo (September 12, 1967 - June 2, 2005) -  DeMayo died on June 2, 2005 in Boston from a heroin overdose.

 

10. Eric Otero  ( 1969 -  2006 )

11.Edward Kawak (also known as Edouardo Kawak) (February 28, 1959 in Lebanon - May 21, 2006 in China) - He died from a heart attack in China.