photographed by Bruce Bellas
(Bruce of Los Angeles)
for the Male Figure
circa 1955 Los Angeles CA
A native Los Angelean of Armenian ancestry, Al Abajian had a distinguished college football career at the University of Southern California (where he received his Masters degree in 1953.) He also played rugby, and of course he was well known as a body builder, which is how Bruce Bellas knew him. There is a lovely series of wrestling photos of Al with Bob Poling that I’ll post soon, also by Bruce of LA. I was surprised to find Mr Albajian’s obituary so easily and of such recent date. I shouldn’t have been surprised, as he looks to have kept himself in fine shape. He made his living in education as a high school principal and was a life long gym rat, but I suspect that Bruce managed to capture him at the best time of his life, or at least the peak of his physical perfection. Though he was married and fathered four children, the obituary also says that he most enjoyed spending time at the gym with his buddies.
Very hot.
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