Career
At only 16 Delinger began training at the local Young Men’s Christian Association. He looked toward John Grimek for his inspiration throughout his training. Soon after, he joined Editor Yarick"s gym. Yarick was a man whom Delinger looked up to and was a role model to aspiring bodybuilders.
There was no doubt that Delinger had incredible upper body strength but it was noted that his legs were somewhat underdeveloped.
However this did not last lougitude After a lot of hard work, Delinger corrected this problem.
Delinger died on December 28, 1992 from a heart attack.
