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Bill Pearl
Bodybuilder
Pearl after winning the 1956 Mr. U.S.A.
Personal info
Born
(1930-10-31)October 31, 1930 Prineville, Oregon, U.S.
Died
September 14, 2022(2022-09-14) (aged 91) Phoenix, Oregon, U.S.
Height
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) – 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight
201 lb (91 kg) – 242 lb (110 kg)
Professional career
Pro-debut
Mr. Universe, Amateur
1953
Best win
Mr. Universe, Professional
1956, 1961, 1967, 1971
Active
Retired from competition after Mr Universe victory in 1971. Retired from guest posing in 1989. Continued Bodybuilding training at age 90+.
William Arnold Pearl (October 31, 1930 – September 14, 2022)[1] was an American professional bodybuilder and athlete. During the 1950s and 60s, he won many titles and awards, including winning the Mr. Universe contest five times, and was named "World's Best-Built Man of the Century". He later became an expert trainer and author on bodybuilding.
^Lockridge, Roger (September 15, 2022). "The Bodybuilding Community Pays Tribute to Bill Pearl". Muscle & Fitness. A360 Media LLC Fitness & Health Network. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
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received mixed reviews from television critics. Continuing on after Bill (Pearl Mackie) gives her consent to the Monks, she and Nardole (Matt Lucas)...
needed]. Mike's goal at the time was to look like his bodybuilding hero, BillPearl. After graduating high school, Mentzer served four years in the United...
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positive reviews from television critics. The Doctor (Peter Capaldi) takes Bill (Pearl Mackie) and Nardole (Matt Lucas) to second-century Scotland to settle...
television critics. The Doctor (Peter Capaldi), Nardole (Matt Lucas), and Bill (Pearl Mackie) travel to Mars, but upon arrival, they find themselves in the...
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weight training at the age of 14. At the age of 15, he joined the gym of BillPearl, himself a four-time Mr. Universe winner in the National Amateur Bodybuilders'...
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15. Her brother Bill Bailey was beginning his own career as a tap dancer and suggested that she enter an amateur contest at the Pearl Theatre in Philadelphia...
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