Born: April 13, 1963, St. Catharines, ON

Family:

Wife- Suzanne (Married 19 years)
Children – Abigail (17), Jacob (15), Matthew (13).

Education:

North Park Collegiate, Brantford, ON.  Diploma  1982
McMaster University B.A. 1998. (Bachelor)
Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary, St. Catharines, M.Div., 1992.(Master)
Concordia Lutheran Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., D.Min., 2002.(Doctor)

Strength Sports:

Heavy Events amateur competitor 1994-1996
Heavy Events professional competitor 1996- still going
Games organizer 1996- still going
Competed in Canada, USA, Scotland, and Norway.

World Records

Guinness World Record 1998 – Heaviest truck pulled over 100ft. – 16 ton
Ripley’s Record 1999 –             Heaviest trucks pulled over 100 ft 2 X 16 ton
Guinness World Record 2001 – Heaviest truck pulled over 100ft. – 27 ton
Guinness World Record 2003 – Heaviest truck pulled over 100ft. – 28 ton
Guinness World Record 2004 – Heaviest truck pulled over 100ft. – 51.4 ton
Guinness World Record 2007 -  Heaviest truck pulled over 100ft  - 63 ton
Guinness World Record 2008 – Heaviest truck pulled with arm wrestling – 8.5 ton

Height: 5’ 9”
Weight: 275 lbs.

Charities

I have pulled trucks to raise money for:

Pull for Kids (Lung Association – Asthma)
Waumer Walk
Tim Horton’s Kid’s Camp
McDonald’s Children’s Charities
Fire Prevention Week

TV appearances

TLC “World’s Most Awesome Record Breakers”
TBS, “Ripley’s Believe It or Not”
CTV “Canada AM”
CBC “The X”
Global “News Special”
Global “100 Huntley St.”
City TV “Breakfast TV”
Real TV
Discovery Channel “Record Breakers”
Documentary, “Good to Finish”
Discovery Channel “Daily Planet.”

Museums

My shoes are on display at Ripley’s Believe it or not museum St. Augustine Florida
Another pair of my shoes is at Guinness World Records Museum Niagara Falls, Canada.

Books and Magazines

Guinness Desk top calendar 1999
Guinness World Book of Records 2003
Guinness World Book of Records 2004
Guinness World Book of Records 2005

Ripley’s Believe it or not 2005 (Blue Ed.)
Ripley’s Believe it or not 2005 (Scholastic)
Ripley’s Believe it or not “Odd-inary People”

Muscle and Fitness April 2005 (Ten Greatest Strength Feats)
Muscle and Fitness December 2005