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• Worked as an extra in the Metropolitan Opera chorus, where he met weightlifter John Davis, the subject of his first film (The Strongest Man in the World).
• Was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 2004.
• Has won eight Emmys and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Sports Emmys in 2006.
• Has a scholarship endowed by the USOC in his name at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts.