10 Superstar Athletes Who Don't Eat Meat

Brian Merchant
Living / Culture
May 6, 2009

Bill Pearl

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Perhaps the world's best known vegetarian bodybuilder, Bill Pearl is a four-time Mr. Universe winner. He was notorious for his bombastic strongman antics: He had a penchant for ripping license plates and bending penny spike nails. Pearl became a vegetarian at age 39--and won his last Mr. Universe title at age 41 two years later. His books on bodybuilding are still considered essential reading for aspiring bodybuilders, and his vegetarianism is an inspiration to healthy athletes everywhere.

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