Happy Birthday Ed . . .
Ed was born November 9, 1933 in Hawaii. In 1950, he enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard and, after serving in New York City, moved out to California.
In 1967, at age 33, Ed entered and won his first contest, the Mr. Fremont. His wins the following year included Mr. Heart of California, Mr. Northern California and Mr. Golden West.
Ed continued to climb the bodybuilding ladder with impressive wins at the the 1971 AAU Mr. California, the 1971 IFBB Mr. USA, the 1972 IFBB Mr. America and the 1972 IFBB Mr. Universe that was held in Baghdad, Iraq.
He achieved even broader public recognition as a result of his appearance in both the book and movie versions of Pumping Iron. He was pictured on the cover of the book and on the posters for the movie.
In 1994 Corney returned to competition. He won the 60+ division of the Masters Olympia in both 1994 and 1995.
Ed is a member of the IFBB Hall Of Fame.
