Career
Iliffe was acknowledged as being extremely dedicated to the sport of strength athletics. Iliffe was also invited to compete at the World"s Strongest Manitoba finals in consecutive years. Iliffe"s career was affected in 2002 by a split disc in his back that had caused weakness in his legs.
However, surgery to correct the injury looked very positive.
Can"t wait to get it sorted as it has caused problems the last few months,and will be back in training very soon the surgeon say"son lieutenant should not cause me any more problems and is near enough an instant fix, and leg pain and weakness will be gone instantly."
As well as televised strongman competitions, Marc appeared in a television advertisement for rock group Pulp’s Hits album before Christmas 2002 and had been cast in a film called Transfer by GMV Entertainment along with the boxer Richie Woodhall, in which he was due to play a gangster.
On 11 February 2003, Marc Iliffe was discovered hanged from gym equipment at his Northamptonshire home in Vivian Road. The Northamptonshire coroner recorded an open verdict on the death of Mr Iliffe, of Wellingborough.
Number suicide note was left but he was believed to be having some marital and work problems.
Additionally, he was disappointed the strongman competition sponsors were not using him in publicity campaigns. His mother, Kathleen Carmichael of Rushden, stated that: "My son wasn"t depressed. Frustrated, in turmoil, but not depressed".