1. Clarence Bass is best known for his book and DVD series Ripped, which chronicle his fitness, including becoming a past-40 bodybuilding champion.
18 Facts About Clarence Bass
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Clarence Bass has continued to write, documenting his fitness over a span of approximately 60 years in various books that he has released since 1980.
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Clarence Bass is featured in the books Second Wind and Legends of the Iron Game.
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Clarence Bass's parents were both in the health field, one a doctor and the other a nurse.
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Clarence Bass attended Albuquerque High School, where as a junior, he won the New Mexico State Championship in the pentathlon.
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Clarence Bass excelled in wrestling, placing second in the New Mexico State Championships his senior year.
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Clarence Bass earned an undergraduate in psychology from the University of New Mexico, then attended the University of New Mexico School of Law.
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Clarence Bass began his professional career as a lawyer practicing in Albuquerque.
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Clarence Bass placed 2nd in the middleweight class and subsequently retired from competition.
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Clarence Bass was featured in the book Second Wind: The Rise of the Ageless Athlete.
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Clarence Bass wrote his first book in 1980, the same year he retired from competition.
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The book led to Clarence Bass being invited to write a column in the magazine, which ran over the course of sixteen years.
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Clarence Bass published the book Lean for Life which was released in 1989.
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Clarence Bass has released additional books since the 1996 release of Challenge Yourself, a summary of his diet and training.
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Clarence Bass's books led to a series of DVDs, which he first released in 2002 in collaboration with Wayne and Tina Gallasch of GMV Productions.
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Clarence Bass's highest ranking came in 2003 when he was 4th in the 500-meter row for light-weight men ages 60 to 69.
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Clarence Bass has won numerous awards throughout his career in bodybuilding.
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Clarence Bass was among 100 UNM graduates chosen by the Alumni Association to represent the "Best Efforts" of the university on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.