RIP Peter Mcgough

[bigmikecox]

Just saw on FB Peter passed away on Wednesday. This man was our eyes for contest coverage back in the day and a truly great man. I got thr chance to pick his brain a few times and talking to him was like being back at Weidwr headquarters. RIP Peter

[DerekRJohnson]

Wow...so sad. Meeting him was on my bucket list. Peter has been through so much these past few years. Another very sad day for our sport.

[mayor of bodybuilding]

Man 2020 is the worst. Peter and his wife Anne are some of the nicest people I ever met. Had a few pops with them at the Arnold years ago. Peter told some great stories and I ate it up. Thanks for your time Peter and your contribution to bodybuilding as a great writer and guy.

[Giles]

Anne, his wife messaged me earlier to tell me.

I don’t even know what to say, Peter was my friend and inspiration. I can’t believe he’s gone.

My heart goes out to his amazing wife Anne who I can’t even begin to imagine what she is going through right now.

Rest in peace Peter. The true legend of our industry, funny, intelligent, kind, talented Peter.

[Buadain]

Sad news.
I have been reading Peter's articles for years.
We exchanged PM's from time to time.

RIP Peter, you will be missed

[SISTEROFJESUS]

Man, that is sad, yet i rejoice i got to met hem many times and talk with him at Nats in Miami . here's a pic of him and me from my 2nd Nats back in '15. i also met his wife which is really nice. prayers to his family and friends. he'll be miss but not forgotten.

[greuc]

RIP Sir Peter McGough, I hoped that after his health problem he would come back stronger, but this year didn't want to leave without another victim.

[Griff11]

RIP to a great one

[GeorgeUK]

The day I hoped would never come.
I'll post at length when the time is right. Now it's just unbearably sad. My heart goes out to Anne.

[Jen THE Admin]

Rest in Peace, Peter. Thank you for all you've done. Giles made this wonderful post on our Instagram and I thought it would fit really well here too. God Bless.

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[GeorgeUK]

Perfectly done Giles

[GeorgeUK]

Pumping Press.
The best bodybuilding publication there has ever been. Sorry, MD, Flex etc, but when this came out I RAN to buy it. He and Anne had a vision and it ended up with Peter being universally acclaimed as a journalist and a person.
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[Beti ona]

Always love his articles as someone who has a passion for reading and muscles, RIP

[Niksodust]

Incredibly sad to hear it. He was my inspiration and the reason I got my job in this industry - even in my small, far-away country.
It was seeing him who has already done it that made me think that I could do such things too.

Every time I read his stories from older Olympia competitions it felt like I was there watching those guys battling it out.
Heck he made me feel like I knew Dorian as well as he!

In terms of writing and publishing in this industry he wasn't the greatest, he was it!

R.I.P. Peter

[rocklockridge]

I know not many people here are aware of me, but I am a freelance writer in the industry. I have magazines that have both my and Peter's articles in them. They were already cherished and will be forever. He was the undisputed greatest writer/journalist/storyteller in bodybuilding. I read his work as a fan, followed his advice as a writer, and had the pleasure of getting to know him somewhat as a colleague. As great as he was as a writer, he was a greater person. My condolences to Anne and everyone feeling this loss today.