▁after ▁ 6 ▁short ▁months ▁sold ▁the ▁g ym ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Gold ' s ▁G ym ▁own ers , ▁Ed ▁Con ners . ▁The ▁g ym ▁was ▁then ▁sold ▁to ▁F it ness ▁ 1 9 ▁and ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁business ▁after ▁ 4 0 + ▁years ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁location . ▁▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁Ross ▁won ▁the ▁Mr . ▁USA ▁contest ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁Mr . ▁America , ▁Steve ▁Re e ves . ▁Ross ▁attempted ▁to ▁defend ▁his ▁title ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁but ▁placed ▁second ▁to ▁John ▁Gr ime k . ▁However , ▁he ▁finished ▁ahead ▁of ▁Steve ▁Re e ves , ▁becoming ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁two ▁men ▁to ▁beat ▁Re e ves ▁twice ▁( al ong ▁with ▁Gr ime k ). ▁He ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁Warner ▁Brothers ▁" J oe ▁Mac Do akes " ▁short ▁" SO ▁Y OU ▁W ANT ▁TO ▁BE ▁A ▁M US C LE MAN " ▁with ▁George ▁O ' H an lon , ▁Ph yll is ▁Co ates ▁and ▁Will ard ▁Wat erman . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁Clar ence ▁attempted ▁a ▁com eb ack ▁at ▁the ▁Professional ▁M ister ▁Un iverse ▁of ▁London . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁tall ▁class ▁category ▁but ▁was ▁be aten ▁for ▁the ▁Over all ▁Title ▁by ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Leo ▁Robert . ▁▁ ▁Ross ▁died ▁on ▁April ▁ 3 0 ,