Meet Jeff Dabe from Stacy, Minnesota, an armwrestler with 19 inch (49cm) forearms
who has earned himself the nickname Popeye from his fans. He has been competing
in arm wrestling tournaments since the 1980s, with his giant paws giving him a
natural advantage.
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Having made a promising start in the sport, Jeff, 52, popped his right arm
during a contest in 1986, causing him to stop competing. It wasn't until 2012,
when Minnesota armwrestling champ Josh Handelland came to town, that Jeff
decided to start competing seriously again - this time using his left arm.
Jeff is now training and hopes to become the champion in the World Armwrestling
League - WAL.
Jeff said: 'Thanks to the World Armwrestling League I am now competing with
people from all over America. It's so fun to travel to places we wouldn't
normally go. I was always good at arm wrestling, but the size of my hands did
shock people at first - I had the strength to back it up. People freak out when
they see my hands in real life.'
Tests have been conducted to discover what makes Jeff's arms so large, as
family photographs show he was born with over-sized limbs. Having looked for
signs of gigantism and elephantiasis, the University of Minnesota concluded
that there were no signs of the disease or abnormalities.
Jeff said: 'I arm wrestled as a senior in high school. The fans way back then
were the ones that named me Popeye.'
Jeff's wife, Gina, said he was simply born that way.
Popeye Cartoon Trivia:
In 1932, Betty Boop was the lead in Talkarettoons. She was given her own series
that same year and dubbed the "Queen of the Animated Screen." Her cartoon series
was so popular that many other characters got their start in her series,
including Popeye...
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