The amazing Canadian, who never backed down from a challenge and was undefeated in Canada and abroad, remains a legend to this day.STATUE OF LOUIS CYR It began in his teens when Cyr, who inherited his strength from his mother, allegedly pulled a loaded farm wagon out of the mud by lifting it on his back. In 1895, he again used his back to lift 4337 pounds, perhaps his greatest feat.

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