R.I.P. Mike Matarazzo (1965 - 2014)

Michael Richard Matarazzo (November 8, 1965 - August 16, 2014) was an American IFBB professional bodybuilder.
Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Matarazzo moved to Venice, California to further his bodybuilding career. Formerly a boxer, Matarazzo first won the 1989 Gold's Gym Classic in Massachusetts. He competed for the first time in the Mr. Olympia contest in 1991. Known primarily for his massive arms and calves, his best placing (out of seven total appearances) in the Mr. Olympia competition was 9th, in 1998.
Matarazzo's last appearance in a professional bodybuilding event was the 2001 Mr. Olympia, where he placed 21st. He was forced to retire due to having open heart surgery on December 8, 2004 for clogged arteries. At the time of his death he was residing in Modesto, California, and had been forced to stop working as a bail bondsman due to his 20% heart function. On November 8, 2007, Matarazzo suffered a heart attack, his second cardiac-related problem since his surgery in December 2004. On August 3rd, 2014, Matarazzo was in the intensive care unit of Stanford hospital in Palo Alto due to heart complications. He died August 16 while awaiting a heart transplant.
0:00 1997 FIBO Germany guest posing
2:48 1997 Gold's Gym posing
5:01 1999 Mr. Olympia photo shoot
6:30 1999 Mr. Olympia posing routine
9:25 2001 Mr. Olympia posing routine