Thanks for passing this along. Great to hear.

Wow. What an inspiration! thanks!

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I think i first met bill at the palos verdes marathon in the late 70's. He then became a regular fixture on the tri and duathlon circuit, just about always the oldest guy racing. He just has this great attitude and you can see the fun it is for him. I know he got a pacemaker sometime back, but it has not slowed him at all, but allowed him to continue to rock it at 90!! Hope i will be able to say the same when and if i get to be his age. GO BILL!!!!

I met Bill at the 2000 Ironman California (full back then). He was sponsored by Powerbar and forgot his Powerbar visor in transition and borrowed mine. I was honored to see him gladly wearing that visor on TV as he finished as the oldest competitor. He is quite the gentleman and a tough guy to race against. An honor to have met him.
Go Bill!

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Karl, I was at IMCAL that year also. Bill is a total badass! His speech at the awards dinner was the best ever. Be told about how he tried going into the military during the war. He was denied because the Army doc said he "had a weak heart". He them said "I'd like to see that son of a bitch now"!

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Bill is one of the nicest guys you could ever meet. I met him long ago somewhere, probably Ironman and seeing him at races (and often running with him at Cali 1/2) always makes my day.

Way to rock it Bill!!!

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ha ha. I was there for that. That is typical Bill.

Remember when he was on the Tonight Show (or was is Jay Leno) after doing IM?

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thanks so much for the reminder- I remember spending time with him during my first IM -so long ago.

Met him in 2004 at IMCDA, glad to hear he is still at it.

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Thanks for the update on Mr. Bell. We ended up sitting at his table at the awards ceremony at the 2001 IMCal. He was a bit of a celebrity back then. I often wondered what happened to him. Really glad to hear he is still at it!

What a great guy. I've said for a while that he's my role model. He's so active, engaged and sharp. Chatting with Bill, he's got a lot more going on between the ears than most 20- or 30-somethings. He spoke at our bike club and stole the show. Bill has an impressive athletic record, but as he tells it, he didn't become an athlete until his early 50s when the doctor told him to exercise to take care of his heart. His story about being a marathon runner and becoming a triathlete when he bumped into one at an airport is priceless.

A lot of people have seen Bill without knowing it - he has been a fixture teaching at the beginners clinic at the Desert Triathlons. He's totally entertaining, has endless stories, and does a perfect job calming and preparing brand new triathletes.

I bumped into Bill in transition for the Desert sprint this year and was amazed as ever. He was the most confident relaxed guy there, ready to go, having the time of his life chatting with old and new friends.

90. Wow. I was joking with friends about this this morning. Bill's active on Facebook, and drops encouraging comments before races. He will flatter you given the chance.

Hello monty and All,

I was in a race once when the crowd was chanting at the finish ..... BILL BELL, BILL BELL, BILL BELL .....

http://www.desertsun.com/...-bill-bell/23526815/

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I thought I read bill did 1983 World Wildlife Ironman Manhattan Beach (which was the first FULL Distance Ironman to hit the west coast)
Someone correct me if Im wrong. Either way his resume is just incredible.

Scott