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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".
14. Sept. 2024 · Der legendäre Bodybuilder William „Bill“ Arnold Pearl ist am 14. September 2022 im Alter von 91 Jahren im US-amerikanischen Phoenix (Oregon) verstorben. Seine Parkinson-Krankheit habe ihn „endgültig besiegt“, teilte seine Frau Judy Pearl auf der offiziellen Bill-Pearl-Facebook-Seite mit. Bill Pearl (*31. Oktober 1930 in ...
27. Sept. 2024 · Bill Pearl, who won four NABBA Mr. Universe titles and trained many champions, passed away at 91 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was inspired by Pearl, paid tribute to him on Instagram.
- Bill Pearl: Bodybuilding Beginnings
- Mr. Universe
- Bill Pearl & Mr. Olympia
- Post-Competition
Of Native American ancestry, Bill Pearl was born on an Indian reservation in Oregon on October 31, 1930. He grew up in Yakima, Washington, where his dad owned a restaurant. “We all helped out; it was kind of a family affair. Every day after school I’d lug 100-pound bags of grain and beans over and over, and that eventually built up my endurance,” h...
Pearl entered two San Diego area bodybuilding contests in 1952, winning one. Then in 1953, the year he turned 23, he won, in order, Mr. Southern California, Mr. California, Mr. America, and Mr. Universe. Bill Pearl had only just begun and already he’d conquered the world of bodybuilding. “No one was more shocked than I was,” Pearl remembered of the...
Bill Pearl never competed in the Mr. Olympia, nor in Joe Weider’s IFBB federation. He could make a good argument that the NABBA Pro Mr. Universe (in a Europe-based federation) was the superior contest in the 1960s, at least until Sergio Oliva and Arnold Schwarzenegger first faced off in the 1969 Mr. Olympia—and maybe not even then if you listened t...
Bill Pearl downsized his gym business. He moved to Los Angeles and focused on one gym, first a trailblazing bodybuilding place he purchased in southern-central Los Angeles and later a health club in Pasadena. He also traveled the world, guest-posing and performing strength feats like blowing up hot water bottles until they burst, spike bending, and...
12. Okt. 2022 · Eine der unbestrittenen Autoritäten auf dem Gebiet des Muskelaufbaus ist die Legende des amerikanischen und weltweiten Bodybuildings – Bill Pearl. Herr Pearl ist vor kurzem, genauer gesagt am 14. September, im Alter von 93 Jahren von uns gegangen, aber seine legendäre Geschichte und seine Art zu trainieren werden zweifellos noch ...
15. Sept. 2022 · Bill Pearl, who won three Mr. Universe titles and mentored many champions, passed away on Sept. 14, 2022. He was a fitness author and a recipient of the Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic Lifetime Achievement Award.
Learn about Bill Pearl, one of the first real icons of bodybuilding history. From his humble beginnings in the depression to his multiple Mr. Universe titles and gym ownership, discover his achievements, biography and legacy.
