American professional bodybuilder, Bill Pearl, has died. He was 91 years old when he passed on.
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The news of his death was confirmed by Pearl’s wife, Judy, on the official Facebook page. The cause of Pearl’s death was not mentioned. However, in the post, Judy Pearl wrote that Pearl’s Parkinson’s disease “finally defeated him”.
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Pearl’s wife also mentioned that he was involved in a mower accident before his death that led to a fracture of his T-10 vertebrae and he subsequently developed a bacterial infection.
Bill Pearl served in the United Nations Navy. He was stationed in San Diego at age 22, he trained at Leo Stern’s gym, established in 1946.


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