Paul Demayo

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Paul DeMayo (September 12, 1967- June 2, 2005) was a former IFBB professional bodybuilder.

Paul DeMayo was nicknamed "Quadzilla" for his enormous quadriceps development. Born in California, United States and raised in suburban Boston, DeMayo first competed in bodybuilding when he placed 1st in the Teenage Massachusetts State championships. His first NPC (National Physique Committee) event was in 1988, where he took 7th place in the NPC Junior USA heavyweight class. His first and only Mr. Olympia was in 1995, where he placed 12th. DeMayo had been featured in many fitness and magazine articles, including being featured on the cover of IRON MAN magazine.

[edit] Death

DeMayo died from a heroin overdose on June 2, 2005 in Boston. According to people close to him^[1], DeMayo's problems started when his wife left him and he returned to Boston after he moved to California with her to train in Gold's Gym. He then was signed to an endorsement contract by sports nutritional supplement company Met-Rx and forced to compete in the 1995 Mr. Olympia against his wishes. He placed a disappointing 12th and retired shortly afterwards.

DeMayo spent two years in Walpole state prison for shooting at his girlfriend and possession of percodan. Some months before his death he told his friends that he was working at the Gold's Gym on Lansdown Street in Boston, but it was revealed later that he was fired several months earlier due to a substance abuse problem.^[2].