Thanks to this man, arm wrestling became a sport discipline of a global scale! Thanks to his devotion, thousands of people have the opportunity to find their place in the sport, regardless of age, gender and physical features. David Devoto founded the most democratic sport, created a culture of armwrestling and devoting 60 years of his life, brought it as a gift to all mankind. Here's what his friend and partner Bill Soberanes wrote about him: «Dave Devoto became a football hero at age of 16. Years later he became a pioneer in a new sport called Wristwrestling or Armwrestling. During Devoto is the President of the World’s WristwrestlingChampionship, Inc., United States ArmSports, and Vice President of the World Armwrestling Federation. The events he supports and nourishes have brought him in contact with a new breed of athletes. At age 16, Dave was the captain and All-League end on the Santa Rosa High School football team and captain of the track team. The next year he was