They were concerned about his life expectancy, but he's still alive at the age of 74. He seems a nice gentle giant. I wish him all the best :)

I worked in a hotel where they hosted an annual budgie convention. I met Geoff there. He came across as a nice person.

Such a handsome and gentle man! Glad he's doing well today aged 74 in 2024.

I used to love watching the Worlds Strongest Man growing up in the 80s. My dad used to give me stuff to lift when he was weight training in the garage, great memories.

@TheVanillatech

2 күн бұрын

Haha. My Dad used to come and wake my brother and me up, when we were 6 or 7, around Christmas / New Years time and say "Boys, come down and watch Worlds Strongest Man with your Mam and me! Geoff Capes is on!". We'd go down and watch this giant guy lifting things that seemed impossible! My DAD was the strongest man who ever lived, in my eyes, till I saw Geoff Capes! (But it was probably still my Dad......). :D

We couldn't have known at the time this was filmed, but in the 80s he would be the star of a computer game as well. Surely a highlight for any celebrity!

@JJONNYREPP

2 күн бұрын

1976: GEOFF CAPES - Athlete, Policeman, BUDGIE BREEDER | Nationwide | BBC Archive 28.6.24 0937am you can still play these games online reagrds retro gaming... even the old daly thompson decathlon game is still knocking about... i used to own that game with my spectrum. i really liked british sports circa 1970/1980 - when the guys, it's trite now, got on and did it without too much fuss. if we compare the guys then with the prima donnas now... the sparse facilities, the doing it off yer own bat schtick.... well.... i mean, shame on them, these over paid over s;ponsored dolts!!!!!! underrated champs are hard to come by. pretty cool by me, though. the era of having some furitve respect for the old east germans (eg: Jürgen Straub) and the like - though they were probably from South Dakota or some such.... as they struggled with all manner of b.s to just be allowed to do what is so simple a task - run, or throw sommat - in that lust for gold!!! capes? a winner in most things... whether it be world's strongest man or Uk's strongest man, eating breakfast cereals or ripping up telephone books... not to mention his olympic shot put performances.... the rennaisance man of sport..... ahahahah...... stew storey and ron pickwring exemplified this era. irrespectiveof what you think of those guys... again, they had a handle omn most things and probably new not to give vent to the football scores if they knew people had recorded thegame previously... hint!! hint!!!! nostalgia or just respect for a limited means budget...? p.s as much as nick wants to emulate me and even overhaul me - no chance, son...

@rodneytrotter123

2 күн бұрын

i had that on my amstrad cpc 464

@JJONNYREPP

Күн бұрын

@@rodneytrotter123 29.6.24 0006AM i knew a guy who owned an oric... so embarrassed was he of it that he ransacked the roof of the pub he lived in and blamed it on ghostly presences... in that the roof fell on said oric and he was quids in...

@jamienhb9770

8 сағат бұрын

@@JJONNYREPP couldnt beat hyper sports

@jamienhb9770

8 сағат бұрын

@@JJONNYREPP i had a c16 😪

I miss old Britain 😢

Holy crap, what a blast from the past. Geoff is a deadset legend. ✌ 🇦🇺

On kids telly in the '70s and early '80s, whenever they needed 'a bit of muscle', they'd wheel Geoff Capes on. He was a very familiar face when growing up. One of our best known athletes over the last fifty years never to win an Olympic medal, though he excelled in most other competitions around the world. Shame he was never offered a gong though, as he was simply an ordinary bloke who 'done good'. A modest guy with little ego, and an interest in breeding budgies. What's not to like?

@4879daniel

2 күн бұрын

they'd always wheel him out and given him some copies of the yellow pages

@TheVanillatech

2 күн бұрын

He was a very great sportsman, diplomat, credible character. Represented us WELL on the world stage, despite being a champion. Zero Ego, as you said! Todays atheletes could learn a lot from Big G.

@TheVanillatech

2 күн бұрын

@@4879daniel Did he eat them?

@jaynowhere

Күн бұрын

​@@TheVanillatechmy first thought was do you mean the budgies?

@TheVanillatech

Күн бұрын

@@jaynowhere 🤪

Well spoken gentleman

A right living legend right there

Geoff’s Capes - a cape for every occasion.

How GORGEOUS was he back in the day

74 years old and counting...

@thestarshavefallen

2 күн бұрын

i know and the reporter said his diet would reduce his life expectancy

@Tmuk2

2 күн бұрын

Goes to show I think - look after yourself, but when you're time's up, your time's up

You can sense a lot of anger in Geoff I feel. Thank God he had his Budgies to keep him relatively mellow.

He was 27 here, mad!

@sonanderson6351

2 сағат бұрын

Looks 54

Capes was a LEGEND. A true sportsman and good man, world champion two times and in a very competitive era. I was always impressed by his sportsmanship and attitude towards fellow competitors. He represented the UK very well. Much like Gary Taylor and Jamie Reeves after him. Compare him to someone like Eddie Hall, who is such a disgrace to the country despite being our "best hope" of a WSM winner since the days of Hollands and Felix. Not even a worth comparison, in my opinion.

Might be imagining this but I think he came to my school in Werrington, Peterborough back in 80s or 90s. And I remember him well as the strong man on various TV shows too. Geoff is as nostalgic for me as anything from my childhood.

2 x Worlds Strongest Man in the 80s.

Once turned Xmas lights on with Linda Nolan in Heckmondwike mid 80s...

Love capeys it's a shame younger athletes like myself have never heard of him I'm 27 and have been following him for a while now and I think he's definitely a role model if you're into some sort of weight training

Excellent upload,

Loved watching Geoff Capes compete in strong man competitions when I was a young man very inspiring watching him lift huge weighted wheel barrows and bend steel bars. I ended up throwing the hammer for Sale Harriers and lifting weights no regrets all fun!

I met Geoff a few times in a pub called The Dungeon in Glendevon Scotland,I'm sure he owned? He was an absolute gentleman giant. 😊

Great man.

Would love to know what he thinks of the current state of policing (and police!) in England now.

Watching Geoff has given me inspiration. I feel motivated 💪

@TheVanillatech

2 күн бұрын

Go lift something heavy!

When the British police had standards for new recruits.

@TheVanillatech

2 күн бұрын

"Are you a three star general?" "No...." "Are you Seven Feet Five Inches?" "WTF..... NO!" "Are you the Worlds Strongest Man?" "YES!" ..... "YOURE IN!"

@pizzaboy4463

Күн бұрын

The standard nowadays is to be able to take.the knee, dance the macarena and arrest for the non-crime of misgendering. I wonder what Mr Capes thinks of the police now.

He was the kid at school who grew a tash in the 1st year😆

Well, if his diet will result in living 1/3 that of an average person, ol Geoff will live past 100. His life parallels that of Mike Tyson with Mikes passion for pigeons. Another quality and worth while watching video from BBC Archives.

Hero of mine as a child

Loved this guy. One of my childhood heroes. Surprised he wasn’t one of Eddie Halls neither. Would love a meet up

Back when the BBC was the BBC...

Great ..caps..came to Harlow gym Essex to open it Was great to see him there..

LEGEND!

If I remember he used to do after dinner speaking and you could book him to appear at lots of things My late father worked for a large company from 1959 till retirement in 1990 The sales conferences back in the late 1970’s were spent in 5* hotels and one time they booked Geoff as their entertainment I bet there were some great stories told 🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👍 👍 ❤️❤️

"Im gonna pull your head off because I dont like your head"-Geoff Woade

How did he catch that budgie in his hands without turning it into mushy peas?

@TheVanillatech

2 күн бұрын

Budgie Whisperer. The budgies, in the end, made him "Lord Of All Budgies" and even to this day, they say his name with reverence...

@jaynowhere

Күн бұрын

Like most throwing sports you need great technique. I used to run for Cambridge Harriers and on a Sunday Steve Blackley would give us 14 year olds javelin throwing lessons. Then when we threw javelins in PE everyone was shocked that the small, skinny kid could throw nearly as far as our teacher. Considering I beat the teachers cross country time the previous year my games lessons from then on I resembled Billy in Kes for what I went through for the next 3 years. The irony that my father was a friend of Brian Glover (at Battersea park) wasn't something I discovered until later in life.

@TheVanillatech

Күн бұрын

@@jaynowhere My GOD bro can you stop talking about yourself for FIVE DAMN MINUTES?

@andydixon2980

Күн бұрын

@@TheVanillatech I thought it was quite interesting. 😆

At 9:34 we can understand Geoff’s frustration; UK only started talent spotting 38 years later in sports and other physical activity disciplines.

Hes still going strong.

Brilliant body builder,he boy the boy for Anold.

(5:10) I wonder where they stored.. housed all that food?! 380 tins of pilchards, let alone the other stuff. Regardless, they sat down and ate at the table together. Wise investment.

South Lincs finest.

@Liofa73

2 күн бұрын

Being close to Norfolk, you can hear the similarities in the accent.

@lewe7427

2 күн бұрын

@@Liofa73ah he’s one of us, we’re all brothers of the fen!

At 5:40 you get a sense of his competitive nature by his replies. I met him he was a really nice guy but could tell he was a winner and had what it took too. Lots of mind games were played he said!

@analogueman123456787

2 күн бұрын

Yeah, you're right. At that level, you had to have a competitive nature, and a drive to give it everything. He may not have brought back an Olympic medal at his peak, but I believe a few of the records he broke back then still stand to this day. A great role model, with no modern airs and graces.

@jpip1382

2 күн бұрын

@@analogueman123456787 agreed, a top bloke. He was a proper alpha male.

"Look at him. Look at Geoff Woade. His head must weigh fifty pounds on its own."

@oscarwilde5473

2 күн бұрын

milquetoasted ... "Imagine the size of his balls. Imagine getting into a fight with the f***er!" ...

@oscarwilde5473

2 күн бұрын

milquetoasted "That's what you'd say, but that wouldn't wash with Geoff. No, he'd like a bit of pleading. Add spice to it. In fact, he'd probably tell you what he was going to do before he did it"

Look at them trainers, old style addidas

@TheVanillatech

2 күн бұрын

Remember the Torsion Bars? :D Don't make em like they used to. I could run at 55mph with Torsion bars...

He is fit. The guys today cannot talk without getting out of breath.

You are what you eat. Would never get that size on salads.

@orange1666

Күн бұрын

Nobody achieved anything on salad , grains , oats , most fruit and veg is not really compatible with the human digestive system and most is loaded with toxins , the few nutrients are few and not really bio available to humans without fermentation . The diet most suitable for the human body is carnivore , that’s how we evolved - doctors rarely tell you this because the majority know very little about diet or real health and their recommendations have proven unfortunately wrong - look at all diseases out of control with modern diets and the amount of drugs dispensed !! It’s not what nature intended ! , this 5 a day and eat your veg is pure BS with no scientific or medical proof - ignore the main stream so called experts and study the body , evolution and carnivore or ketovore or paleo and you will know it exceeds all other diets for health and performance and lifespan , of course a long with physical work .

Geoff was stacking all kinds of roofs. All kindzzzzzzz!

legend when i was a lad

A man so strong, he's tamed Dinosaurs!

Interesting to see what his diet was.

Sports nutrition has certainly come on from back then. Much more interesting food choices, rather than the bland types of grey we used to eat.

About 30 years ago I was at a fete with my sister. Geoff was there and took a fancy by slapping her bottom really hard. She took it in good humour but said it really hurt at the time.

As a kid I think he was also pretty quick.

Correction 36 years later (give or take)*

Before Lou Ferrigno was a global icon, Geoff was the king💪😂

@TheVanillatech

2 күн бұрын

Ferringo did very well at WSM, up against some serious Powerlifters, despite him being a professional body builder. Geoff was just a true athlete with great core strength, who adapted well to the sport. Very tactical and cerebral, he used his strengths and uderstood his weaknesses. Hence, TWO TIME world champion. Great guy.

@davidcarrol110

2 күн бұрын

@@TheVanillatech '77 he was a global star because of Bruce Banner

@TheVanillatech

2 күн бұрын

@@davidcarrol110 Yeah sure he was famous cos of the Hulk etc, and in the bodybuilding world being the closest competitor to Arnold. But I'm talking about his strength! It was very significant considering his bodybuilding background. Those guys don't train for strength, they train lighter weights for muscle defintion. But Lou did well in a field of extremely strong men.

I bumped into him in Battersea park around 1977, I looked up and burst into tears. I don't think Geoffs feet ever recovered from that deluge. Sorry Geoff, from Geordies son.

Red meat and dairy is a super food! This guy is living proof. Could you imagine capes with todays sad excuse for coppers in the gym?

One day, working at a potato merchant's I lifted over 50 metric tonnes! 25kg potato sacks from a conveyor belt to a pallet to be stacked. Only one or two paces but over 50 tonnes nonetheless!

@scoates9910

2 күн бұрын

Did the same, conveyor belt to weighing station, two bags, one filling, when one bag filled, flip the flap to start filling the other, pull full bag off, fit a fresh bag, then thump the 25kg bag on the floor to settle the potatoes, crimp up the top of the bag , put a wire tie round , crimp it up, place on a ton pallet you were building, turn round and the next bag was nearly full, ,....repeat all day.....until my hands got hard there'd be blood stains on the bags of tatties from my skinned knuckles.

You Budgie Smuggler.

Can you imagine having to use the bathroom after this man?

That time when 6ft 5 and 110kg+ was gigantic. Now it’s just average for a heavyweight boxer.

@outlimboed

Күн бұрын

He was about 140kg, so still pretty gigantic by today's standards.

Amazing how if it wasn’t for the eastern block drug cheats he would have been a multiple Olympic champion

free all birds !! free all animals !!

James Hunt was one as well , weird, is there a pattern for chatterists ?

12k calories a day wow that is impressive to me

geoff seems like a nice guy came to my school ripped a phone book in half, i worked for capes security, whoever the relative is that runs that company is a bully and not a nice person at all.

Amazing video… Geoff capes the legend… The most important item of his video away from his amazing Olympic status etc, is Geoff carrying out the required PT training of the police officers… There all stripped off being beasted… not like todays snowflakes… today we would have, the horrible PT Instructor has made me take my top Off… not one fat copper there!

He must've had to invest in a good toilet plunger after eating all that food

Gl affording that diet in 2024....

Meat alone 15quid a week. More like 15 quid a day now.

Geoff capes knew moor about budgies than any man alive and had birds worth millions I remember hearing several times people killed Geoffs birds

Hell of a diet init 🤐

Warm milk while training, sheesh

When the police weren’t Woke and broke 😢

Wonder what steroids he took

"Asmer"

Apparently he's still constipated to this day 🥩🥚🥴

But what about slavery and climate change?

Seems like a bit of a t055er tbh disappointing

@danorthsidemang3834

2 күн бұрын

You're a bit of a tosser.

@DenkyManner

2 күн бұрын

No he doesn't, nonsense.

@mark4lev

Күн бұрын

I guess he has a confidence that is hard to keep down, but when you are 6’5, and 22 stone who’s going to argue with you !

Surprises me how sloppy the training was, quite poor form. The food looks cheap n horrible, all high cholesterol bs. Geoff should’ve got Olympic gold just to turn up for the games on that horrible regimen 😂 All this low rent crap whilst Eastern Bloc countries got their state sponsored athletes on the finest foods and PED programs available at the time.