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Title: RIP - Bill Dobbins - Dean Tornabene
Post by: joswift on December 31, 2025, 03:12:42 PM: (https://scontent-lhr6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/607607925_1379306904206093_6422882149118281552_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s1080x2048_tt6&_nc_cat=1&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=sw5iiE-nMOgQ7kNvwEwSZdf&_nc_oc=Adm7fd01nlBOG1wPfaEIVLVMwUPqMH6mivse7CULUo-6zIXYIU9cwkM-rHPFOPDj-IWehr9HPC58oc4lvAqrRtvY&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr6-1.xx&_nc_gid=YnziDZ9w34s6c761qo72fQ&oh=00_Afq9xwShWrnpze3ESkodoxjmrhnObwJ9Qj9apGzCvPcKlQ&oe=695B6381)
Title: Re: Bill Dobbins RIP
Post by: herne on December 31, 2025, 03:32:41 PM: Heard the news earlier today
Title: Re: Bill Dobbins RIP
Post by: BB on December 31, 2025, 03:46:40 PM: If there is a Valhalla for schomes, Bill has surely crossed its gates camera in hand. Female bodybuilding had few bigger champions than him. RIP.
Title: Re: Bill Dobbins RIP
Post by: Rambone on December 31, 2025, 05:10:40 PM: Quote from: BB on December 31, 2025, 03:46:40 PM
If there is a Valhalla for schomes, Bill has surely crossed its gates camera in hand. Female bodybuilding had few bigger champions than him. RIP.

;D
Title: Re: Bill Dobbins RIP
Post by: MCWAY on December 31, 2025, 09:17:26 PM: I remember him from the Weider nutrition and training VHS tapes that came with the 12-lb bags of Mega Mass 2000.
Title: Re: Bill Dobbins RIP
Post by: Humble Narcissist on December 31, 2025, 11:37:18 PM: RIP.
Title: Re: Bill Dobbins RIP
Post by: galain on January 01, 2026, 12:31:30 AM: He wasn't old. Was he ill?
Title: Re: Bill Dobbins RIP
Post by: wes on January 01, 2026, 06:34:46 AM: RIP
Title: Re: Bill Dobbins RIP
Post by: Rambone on January 01, 2026, 06:41:34 AM: He was a schmoe’s schmoe
Title: Re: Bill Dobbins RIP
Post by: joswift on January 01, 2026, 10:31:43 AM: (https://scontent-lhr6-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/608429548_1416344200082925_2011204563759862274_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=whKr-VXR4l4Q7kNvwFxdu3J&_nc_oc=AdkdYLZ9juv3knjyCRAIcd-x2ZYeYydzKnWsqrTLtj3S8Wtqc2jtJD6ITx17dzrL_Q8E2fc1Dzk-07viO1BmvF3e&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr6-2.xx&_nc_gid=7xSD69BK4Fj50Izddu8mCQ&oh=00_AfpoIXcF8BvuRvxZ3k_l4ua1sFIYBGHFD6UyMNGDsS8CQw&oe=695C797A)
Title: Re: Bill Dobbins RIP
Post by: NarcissisticDeity on January 01, 2026, 10:43:50 AM: On snap P.I.P too both
Title: Re: Bill Dobbins RIP
Post by: NarcissisticDeity on January 01, 2026, 10:49:41 AM: :'(
Title: Re: Bill Dobbins RIP
Post by: Brenda Steunbeer on January 01, 2026, 10:56:44 AM: Quote from: galain on January 01, 2026, 12:31:30 AM
He wasn't old. Was he ill?

He was born in 1943:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Dobbins
Title: Re: Bill Dobbins RIP
Post by: NarcissisticDeity on January 01, 2026, 10:58:02 AM: :'(
Title: Re: Bill Dobbins RIP
Post by: Rambone on January 01, 2026, 11:09:57 AM: Now that’s a schmoe sandwich
Title: Re: Bill Dobbins RIP
Post by: 38 returns on January 02, 2026, 04:14:00 AM: Louie wants $6.66 for his share of the photo
Title: Re: Bill Dobbins RIP
Post by: BB on January 02, 2026, 11:06:19 AM: Quote from: galain on January 01, 2026, 12:31:30 AM
He wasn't old. Was he ill?

Cancer.

Toss his name in here - https://groups.google.com/g/alt.amazon-women.admirers/ (https://groups.google.com/g/alt.amazon-women.admirers/) to see old posts. He was a high level schmoe there for years.
Title: Re: Bill Dobbins RIP
Post by: Rambone on January 02, 2026, 12:31:27 PM: Quote from: BB on January 02, 2026, 11:06:19 AM
Cancer.

Toss his name in here - https://groups.google.com/g/alt.amazon-women.admirers/ (https://groups.google.com/g/alt.amazon-women.admirers/) to see old posts. He was a high level schmoe there for years.

Probably got it from excessively performing penorlingus throughout the years. Hope the grass-stained NBs make it into the tomb of the unknown schmoeldier
Title: Re: Bill Dobbins RIP
Post by: wes on January 02, 2026, 05:43:51 PM: I doubt if Dean ever won the Mr. America unless it was in a lesser organization.......that being said,RIP. :(
Title: Re: Bill Dobbins RIP
Post by: wes on January 02, 2026, 05:44:53 PM: Quote from: Rambone on January 02, 2026, 12:31:27 PM
Probably got it from excessively performing penorlingus throughout the years. Hope the grass-stained NBs make it into the tomb of the unknown schmoeldier
ha ha ha ha ;D
Title: Re: Bill Dobbins RIP
Post by: MCWAY on January 02, 2026, 09:10:20 PM: Quote from: wes on January 02, 2026, 05:43:51 PM
I doubt if Dean ever won the Mr. America unless it was in a lesser organization.......that being said,RIP. :(

I remember this guy. I believe he won the AAU's Mr. America, which still had a little prestige in the 80s.
Title: Re: Bill Dobbins RIP
Post by: joswift on January 03, 2026, 01:27:53 AM: Quote from: wes on January 02, 2026, 05:43:51 PM
I doubt if Dean ever won the Mr. America unless it was in a lesser organization.......that being said,RIP. :(

he was in the 89 Olympia, he must have won the nationals or the worlds..
Title: Re: Bill Dobbins RIP
Post by: njflex on January 03, 2026, 05:42:10 AM: Quote from: joswift on January 03, 2026, 01:27:53 AM
he was in the 89 Olympia, he must have won the nationals or the worlds..
Nationals lightweight either 85 or 86
Title: Re: RIP - Bill Dobbins - Dean Tornabene
Post by: wes on January 03, 2026, 05:53:19 AM: He placed 1st. in the Nationals in `86.

Dean Tornabene

1975

Teen Mr USA - AAU, Short, 3rd

1979

Mr International - IFBB, LightWeight, 5th

1980

Mr America - AAU, LightWeight, 11th

1981

Mr America - AAU, LightWeight, 5th
Gold's Classic - NPC, LightWeight, 2nd

1982

Nationals - NPC, LightWeight, 2nd

1983

Nationals - NPC, LightWeight, 2nd

1984

Nationals - NPC, LightWeight, 3rd

1985

USA Championships - NPC, LightWeight, 4th

1986

Nationals - NPC, LightWeight, 1st

1988

Grand Prix US Pro - IFBB, 9th

1989

Grand Prix US Pro - IFBB, 3rd
Olympia - IFBB, Did not place

1990

Pittsburgh Pro Invitational - IFBB, 9th
Title: Re: RIP - Bill Dobbins - Dean Tornabene
Post by: Rambone on January 03, 2026, 06:09:37 AM: I don’t appreciate Dean Torn-a-bean stealing Bill’s thunder in this thread. Cease and desist!
Title: Re: Bill Dobbins RIP
Post by: BB on January 03, 2026, 09:53:18 AM: Quote from: Rambone on January 02, 2026, 12:31:27 PM
the tomb of the unknown schmoeldier

;D.
Title: Re: RIP - Bill Dobbins - Dean Tornabene
Post by: falco on January 03, 2026, 09:59:55 AM: Rambone is killing me here haha.
Title: Re: RIP - Bill Dobbins - Dean Tornabene
Post by: Brenda Steunbeer on January 03, 2026, 10:02:21 AM: Some of the books written by Bill Dobbins:

https://www.amazon.com/stores/Bill-Dobbins/author/B004NA8NSE/allbooks?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_6&qid=1767463220&sr=1-6&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71GmrY6yKRL._SL1033_.jpg)
Title: Re: RIP - Bill Dobbins - Dean Tornabene
Post by: Brenda Steunbeer on January 03, 2026, 10:38:22 AM: (https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/511w+GJEMtL.jpg)

(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41gc5h6xWIL.jpg)