In 1979 he won his ninth championship at the World Armwrestling Championship in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Before a cheering crowd, he received his 10th World title in Brazil and his 11th at the Canadian Armwrestling Association meet in 1982. Along the way, he took the top honors in hundreds of regional and state competitions. The cellar of his Brockton home is filled with the statues and plaques that were too numerous to display. Al counseled and trained dozens of young athletes.
Some people are afraid to help others.
They don't want to let out their little secrets. Al taught armwrestlers to think at the table. You can teach the basics, but you also have to know how to use them. In addition to his overwhelming upper-body strength, Turner was widely known for his crushing hand grip and his ability to intimidate his opponents. He had a doctor who was trained in karate once tell him that he had the strongest hands he had ever seen.