. ▁Norm ally , ▁two ▁men ▁were ▁required ▁for ▁the ▁job , ▁but ▁G agn on ▁did ▁it ▁alone ▁and ▁collected ▁double ▁pay . ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁May ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁in ▁August a , ▁Maine . ▁ ▁World ' s ▁Str ong est ▁Man ▁contest ▁G agn on ▁was ▁ 5 - ▁foot - 1 0 - in ches ▁tall , ▁we ighed ▁ 2 3 0 ▁pounds , ▁and ▁had ▁ 1 7 - inch ▁b ice ps . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁contest ▁against ▁Warren ▁Lincoln ▁Tra vis ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁G agn on ▁best ed ▁the ▁champion . ▁ ▁A ▁platform ▁we igh ing ▁ 7 1 0 ▁pounds ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁lifted ▁from ▁above ▁and ▁also ▁back ▁lifted ▁from ▁below . ▁Here ▁are ▁G agn on ' s ▁accomplish ments ▁with ▁the ▁platform : ▁F inger ▁L ift ▁– ▁ 7 9 4 ▁pounds ▁One ▁Hand ▁L ift ▁– ▁ 1 , 1 1 1 ▁pounds ▁Two ▁Hand ▁L ift ▁– ▁ 1 , 5 7 5 ▁pounds ▁Two ▁Hand ▁and ▁K ne es ▁L ift ▁– ▁ 2 , 1 9 5 ▁pounds ▁Ne ck ▁L ift ▁– ▁ 1 , 3 1 7 ▁pounds ▁Har ness ▁L ift ▁– ▁ 2 , 6 8 9 ▁pounds ▁Te eth ▁L ift ▁– ▁ 6 2 7 ▁pounds ▁One ▁Arm ▁L ift ▁– ▁ 9 2 4 ▁pounds ▁Two ▁Arm ▁L ift ▁– ▁ 1 , 2