In this photo spread, (taken during an expense paid trip to Hawaii), the muscular and hirsute Zivkovich displayed his 6'4" 216 lb.
The high school in Apple Valley, California, where Zivkovich worked as a physical education teacher fired him, charging that his appearance in a nude centerfold showed he was not a proper role model for students.
[2][3] Many students as well as fellow teachers then came to the defense of Zivkovich, who stated: "I don't see anything wrong with a nude body that is a work of art."
The case went to a state appeals panel which admonished Zivkovich for a "mistake in judgment" but ruled in March 1975 that he could not be fired.
One year later, in March 1976, Zivkovich—along with a bevy of musclemen—appeared with Mae West in a CBS TV special titled "Dick Cavett's Backlot USA.