How big is Red lerilles gym?

Red Lerille's Health & Racquet Club, established in 1963, is the South's largest and most complete health club. Red's covers 20 acres and includes 195,000 sq. ft.

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When did Red Lerilles open?

With $250 and some fitness equipment he built himself, he opened his first club in 1963 in a 4,000-square-foot space that was formerly a cowboy boot shop. Lerille's bodybuilding achievements made him an idol—and his club a popular training spot—for other young men who dreamt of earning titles themselves.