{"id":9043,"date":"2026-01-12T20:19:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T20:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=9043"},"modified":"2026-01-12T20:19:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T20:19:08","slug":"nabba-legend-and-golden-era-bodybuilder-brian-house-passes-away-at-82","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=9043","title":{"rendered":"NABBA Legend and Golden Era Bodybuilder Brian House Passes Away at 82"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>The bodybuilding world has lost another legend.<\/h2>\n<p>Brian House, a veteran of UK bodybuilding has passed away at the age of 82. House who competed in multiple NABBA competitions throughout the years, from the 60s to the 90s, passed away from natural causes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brian House shared the stage with other legends Lou Ferrigno, David Prowse, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. House was even said to have some of the best legs of his day. He was said to have beat Schwarzenegger in the leg department when they both competed at the Mr. Universe competition.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NABBAUK\/posts\/1574945319559773\">Paul Jefferys of NABBA East posted this on Facebook<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIts with great sadness we have lost a Nabba legend, and great friend Brian House, former Nabba North East Judge and show promoter of the Mr\/Miss York shows.<br \/>One of the great Yorkshire Bodybuilders of the 60s and 70s.<br \/>A man of many top bodybuilding titles. Our sincere condolences to his family and friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89023 aligncenter\" alt=\"\" width=\"501\" height=\"677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/generationiron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/maxresdefault-1.jpg 501w, https:\/\/generationiron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/maxresdefault-1-111x150.jpg 111w, https:\/\/generationiron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/maxresdefault-1-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/generationiron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/maxresdefault-1-311x420.jpg 311w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" src=\"https:\/\/generationiron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/maxresdefault-1.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89023 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/generationiron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/maxresdefault-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"501\" height=\"677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/generationiron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/maxresdefault-1.jpg 501w, https:\/\/generationiron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/maxresdefault-1-111x150.jpg 111w, https:\/\/generationiron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/maxresdefault-1-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/generationiron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/maxresdefault-1-311x420.jpg 311w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Below is his competitive history and accomplishments.<\/p>\n<h4>Competition history<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>1966 <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mr Britain \u2013 NABBA, 6th<\/span><\/li>\n<li>1996 Mr Universe \u2013 NABBA, Short, 6th<\/li>\n<li>1967 <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mr Britain \u2013 NABBA, 4th<\/span><\/li>\n<li>1967 Mr Universe \u2013 NABBA, Short, 5th<\/li>\n<li>1968 Mr Universe \u2013 NABBA, Short, 6th<\/li>\n<li>1982 Mr Britain \u2013 NABBA, Masters, 2nd<\/li>\n<li>1983 <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mr Britain \u2013 NABBA, Masters, 4th<\/span><\/li>\n<li>1984 <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mr Britain \u2013 NABBA, Masters, 2nd<\/span><\/li>\n<li>1985 <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mr Britain \u2013 NABBA, Masters, 2nd <\/span><\/li>\n<li>1986 Mr Britain \u2013 NABBA, Masters, 3rd<\/li>\n<li>1987 Mr Britain \u2013 NABBA, Masters, 2nd<\/li>\n<li>1988 Mr Britain \u2013 NABBA, Masters, 4th<\/li>\n<li>1989 Mr Britain \u2013 NABBA, Masters, 6th<\/li>\n<li>1991 Mr Universe \u2013 NABBA, Masters, Did not place<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Generation Iron team offers condolences to the family and friends of Brian House.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\">For more news and updates, follow Generation Iron on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/generationiron\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/generationiron\">Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/generationironofficial\/\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s3\"><em>Managing Editor at Generation Iron, Jonathan Salmon is a writer, martial arts instructor, and geek culture enthusiast. 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