Some believe Tommy Kono became the United States' best lifter in the 1950s.
York Barbell weightlifter Tommy Kono won two Olympic golds and one silver.
Some experts believe he's the best American lifter ever.
Who was Tommy Kono?
See:York Town Square post - Tommy Kono: 'He's the greatest weightlifter -- and I'm talking worldwide'
Bob Hoffman, second from right in this photo from York Barbell, and his company spawned numerous Olympic wrestlers.
Bob Hoffman had died and York Barbell was no longer producing Olympic-caliber lifters.
But the company made a contribution to the international scene in the early 1990s. See 20 questions and answers to prove your York County smarts for the answer.
This panel, part of the Murals of York series, features two York-based Olympic weightlifters, Tommy Kono, center, and John Grimek, right. That's York Barbell's Bob Hoffman, four-time Olympic coach, at left.
York Barbell and Bob Hoffman turned out many Olympic weightlifters.
One of Hoffman's favorites was 1936 Olympian and two-time Mr. America John Grimek.
Read more about Grimek at John Grimek lifted up musclemen of York, Pa..
Look mom, only one hand. Legendary bodybuilder John Grimek lifts a York Barbell in this photo, courtesy York County Heritage Trust. Grimek finished ninth in the heavyweight division in the 1936 Olympics.
York's Bob Hoffman coached several Olympic weightlifting teams to medal level. He was assistant coach in 1948 and 1952 and head coach in 1956 and 1960.
In a book published a few years ago, John Fair provided an honest look Hoffman's story, as reviewed in the York Town Square blog post: Author muscles way into York's weightlifting, bodybuilding world .
