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William Bankier (10 December 1870 – 4 September 1949) billed as 'Apollo, the Scottish Hercules', was a strongman stage performer who in 1915 and 1919 was also 'King Rat' of the showbusiness charity the Grand Order of Water Rats.
30 de sept. de 2021 · William Bankier, right, joined up with Buffalo Bill, left, and became a world-famous Scots strongman decades before Tom Stoltman, front. He was the north-east circus performer who earned fame...
William Bankier is not the only Scot to have become a “strong man”. One of the most fascinating is Angus MacAskill. Mac Askill was born on the Isle of Berneray in the Sound of Harris. While incredibly strong, he is perhaps better known as “the tallest non-pathological giant in recorded history”.
18 de jun. de 2018 · Learn about William Bankier, a circus strongman who performed amazing feats such as lifting an elephant and somersaulting with weights. Find out his bicep training method and how he became the Scottish Hercules.
12 de jul. de 2013 · Learn about William Bankier, a Scottish strongman and bodybuilder who performed in circuses and challenged Eugen Sandow. He was known for his feats of strength, such as lifting an elephant and a piano with a dancer on it.
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William Bankier, a Scottish strongman, who used the stage name "Apollo." In his 1900 Ideal Physical Culture and the Truth about the Strong Man Bankier intertwined the promotion of his professional philosophy with a ferocious attack on Sandow that blamed the world-famous performer for one thing in particular: his Germanic descent.
