I dunno about the 17 children and cigarette bit, but beyond that this guy is now my idol

[irishScott]

http://abcnews.go.com/Internat...tory?id=4385601&page=1
http://blog.sierratradingpost....london-marathon-video/

After finishing the half marathon, his first words were: ?Where?s my beer?

Oh, and he also fought off three young muggers at a bus stop when he was 100?

?They obviously thought I would be an easy touch because I?m old. But they soon found out I?m still a good fighter,? he said. ?I hit one in the groin and I kicked another one. The foot I used had been operated on a week before for an in-growing toenail. They must have done a good job on it because it worked bloody well.?

"I am not doing anything unusual. I am just running a marathon," he told ABC News.

Age is no more an obstacle to Martin's running than that strip of winners tape at the finish line. "You are never too old to do what you enjoy."

:thumbsup:

 

[eplebnista]

Interesting articles. :beer:

 

[arkcom]

He looks pretty young.

 

[lxskllr]

That's a cool old dude. I bet he's got some interesting stories to tell :^)

 

[I Saw OJ]

Damn he doesnt look 101 at all.

 

[lxskllr]

Originally posted by: I Saw OJ
Damn he doesnt look 101 at all.

There's some dispute about his age. He may have been born in 1913, but even if that's the case, he's in better shape than the average 60yr old American.

 

[ViviTheMage]

pro!

 

[arcenite]

Originally posted by: lxskllr

Originally posted by: I Saw OJ
Damn he doesnt look 101 at all.

There's some dispute about his age. He may have been born in 1913, but even if that's the case, he's in better shape than the average 60yr old American.

why is his age disputed? no birth cert?

 

[lxskllr]

Originally posted by: arcenite


why is his age disputed? no birth cert?

A lot of his life is lacking documentation, but that's fairly typical for that time for people without money. Here's the wiki on him...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buster_Martin

 

[Miramonti]

Its a shock he still has cartilage between is bones etc. If he's really 101, I certainly wouldn't have wanted to fvck with him 70 years ago, lol.

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