Ron Teufel
Not sure if this will work, but I thought I’d attempt a copy/paste of a recent post I made in response to a post made by someone who states they’re married to Ron Teufel’s brother.
My Name Is Michele Teufel, The Wife Of Bruce Teufel, The Eldest Brother Of Ron Teufel. On Behalf Of The Family I Am Here To Tell You That Ron Teufel Did Not Die From The Use Of Steriods!!!! Nor Any Complications Thereof. It Is Obvious That It Is All Hearsay. No One Outside Of The Family Has Ever Seen The Death Certificate. We Do Not Like Reading All The Slurs About Ron?€™s Death. Ron Should Be Remembered For The Kind Giving Person That He Was. Steriods Are Bad And Steriods Do Kill But They Did Not Kill Ron Teufel.
Thank You,
From His Family
Joe Meeko states it was liver failure that sadly took Teufel too soon. I met him in Lancaster, PA, USA years and years ago. He was guest posing at the Mr. Lancaster and even invited me on stage with him to thank me for a drawing I had done of him. I made photocopies and asked him to sign the original. He graciously signed the original and also gave me a free t-shirt. A friend of his remarked that my reference picture was of him with his hair much longer. Something like, “Woah, that pic’s from your wild child days!” (Don’t hold me to that quote as it’s been almost 30 years, but that was the gist of it.)
By that time, 1979 at the latest, Teufel had (what looked like) burned off a really cool tattoo (the skull and dagger on his shoulder). I’ve often thought that Oscar State’s “no tattoo” edict played a part in that, but wouldn’t have dared ask Teufel his motivation. Anyway, he asks me up on stage in front of the entire Mr. Lancaster viewing audience and off the cuff says that he’d autograph the Xeroxed illustrations for a buck or two. I forget exactly what amount he asked for or if anyone took up the offer, but I’ll never forget the teenaged thrill of meeting the repeat AAU Mr. America competitor and former Mr. USA. Rest in Peace to you, Ron Teufel.
Here’s a link to an Iron Age forum that pays tribute to several of bodybuilding’s fallen.
