Legendary bodybuilder Chris Dickerson, who made history as the first-ever Black Mr. America, died on Dec. 23, according to multiple outlets. He was 82. Dickerson died at a hospital in Fort Lauderdale, ...

Not only was Dickerson the first Black man to win the title, he was also the first openly gay Mr. Olympia. Chris Dickerson, who rose to fame in the fitness industry, becoming the first Black Mr.

HENRI CHRISTOPHE DICKERSON, also known as CHRIS DICKERSON, died on Thursday, December 23, 2021, at the age of 82, at Holy Cross Hospital. Chris was born on August 25, 1939, in Montgomery, Alabama to ...

Chris Dickerson, who as the first Black man to win the Mr. America contest shook up the muscle-bound world of bodybuilding and established himself as one of its elite competitors, died on Dec. 23 in ...

The bodybuilding star shook up the sport with his impressive career that spanned more than three decades Legendary bodybuilder Chris Dickerson, who made history as the first-ever Black Mr. America, ...

Nicknamed “Diamond Calves,” he was the first Black man to win the Mr. America contest. As a gay man, he said, he also felt bigotry over his sexual orientation. By Annabelle Williams Chris Dickerson, ...