The Most Fascinating Story Ever Told About The Legendary Steve ReevesSteve was placed in the Montana Deaconess orphanage/boarding school at the age of six after his father was killed in a farming accident and his mother couldn't care for him. Eventually he was reunited with his mother and they moved to Oakland, California. Reeves took up bodybuilding and won every major contest in just three and a half years. Today he is considered to be one of the greatest bodybuilders that ever stepped onto a posing platform and has become a legend in bodybuilding and fitness. Later Steve pursued an acting career then in 1959 with the release of Hercules, he became the number one box office draw in the world. Throughout the late 50's and early 60's he continued making films, starring in fifteen, until abruptly retiring at the young age of forty-two. Steve was an avid horseman, raising prize winning Morgan horses and Red Angus cattle on his two ranches. He invented Powerwalking and authored a book by the same name. He also authored two other books, Building The Classic Physique - The Natural Way and Dynamic Muscle Building.
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