This listing is for one Authentic Autograph Silver Worn Memorabilia Swatch card of LOU FERRIGNO, from 2007 Sport Kings Series A Trading Cards. The Signature is in Black Ink on card, numbered #AM-LF on the back. On the front of the card is a piece of tank top worn by Lou Ferrigno in the movie "Stand Tall".

According to Sport Kings, there are ONLY 40 Silver Autograph Memorabilia cards were made for each athlete. This card has been Professionally Authenticated & Graded by Beckett as BGS 8.5, in NM-MT+ condition. Autograph Grade is 10.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Ferrigno was raised in an Italian-American family, the son of Matthew, a New York City Police Department Lieutenant who, according to Lou, was also a weightlifter and was often very critical and negative towards him, and mother Victoria. At the age of three, Lou suffered an ear infection and permanently lost 80% of his hearing. He started weight training at age 13, citing body builder and Hercules star Steve Reeves as one of his role models.

After graduating from Brooklyn Technical High School in 1969, Ferrigno won his first major titles, IFBB Mr. America and Mr. Universe, four years later. In 1974, he came in second on his first attempt at the Mr. Olympia competition. He then came third the following year, and his attempt to beat Arnold Schwarzenegger was the subject of the 1975 documentary Pumping Iron. Following this, Ferrigno left the competition circuit for many years.

Ferrigno competed in the first World's Strongest Man contest in 1977, where he finished fourth in a field of eight competitors. While competing, Ferrigno commonly went to see a physician who checked up on whether he was doing damage to his body. At his peak, the 6 ft 5 in (195 cm) Ferrigno's contest weight was 285 lb (130 kg) and he was the tallest professional bodybuilder at that time. While he never bested Schwarzenegger in bodybuilding, Ferrigno did have one triumph over his Austrian rival: the role of the Hulk on the 1970s television series. In the early 1990s, Ferrigno returned to bodybuilding, competing for the 1992 and 1993 Mr. Olympia titles. Finishing 12th and 10th, respectively, he then turned to the Masters Olympia, coming second in 1994 to Robby Robinson. After this, he retired from competition.

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