He was dubbed the ‘Modern Apollo’ of his time by the bodybuilding magazine ‘Iron Man’. When I was inspired by a photo of John Grimek to become a bodybuilder, I read all I could at the time and knew every winner of the Mr. America and Mr. Universe titles by heart. Richard Baldwin is a highly intelligent man with diverse interests, Baldwin holds two masters degrees, one in theology, the other in Greek and Latin. In his early 30's, the former college teacher is the most popular bodybuilder in Florida. I personally don't have any problem reconciling bodybuilding and academic life. I really enjoyed bodybuilding, so I decided to pursue that, although now and again I feel like my brain is atrophying. Nutribody May 8, 2017 Classic Bodybuilder Workout Richard Baldwin, Professor of Humanities at Gulf Coast State College is a former 1970’s champion bodybuilder. In fact, that's why I enrolled in grad school to do some work in Roman history and literature even though I was training for the 1980 Universe. Born July 18, 1947, as a youngster, Baldwin was dedicated more to academics than the gym. He owns a gym and plans to "stick with competitive bodybuilding for a couple of years and see what I can do.