Vincent Otdoerfer (left) and Kevin Bemiss with the hardware they won at the Iowa State Fair Weight Lifting Contest.
Local duo faces the odds and blows away the competition
By Jack Swanson
jswanson@fayettecountynewspapers.com
Batman and Robin, Tango and Cash, Sigfrid and Roy, Kobie and Shaq, Starsky and Hutch, were all famous duos who overcame the odds when it looked like they couldn’t.
Now the North Fayette Valley family has a duo to rank in their membership: Vincent and Kevin.
These two weightlifting powerhouses faced the odds for the first time together and beat them, each capturing first place titles in the Bench Press and Dead Lift Weightlifting Contest at this year’s Iowa State Fair.
Vincent Otdoerfer was the winner of the Novice Raw Bench Press in the 178-pound division with a lift of 350 pounds. He also won the Dead Lift Natural competition with a lift of 575 pounds.
Kevin Bemiss won the Masters II Raw Bench Press age 50-59 Division with a lift of 370 pounds.
Like some of the other famous duos mentioned earlier, Vincent and Kevin don’t seem like they would be a perfect match from initial appearances.