Folk figure. At the time of his death at age 113, he was the oldest man on the world. He died shortly after seeing his beloved Boston Red Sox win the World Series.
His record as the oldest verified US-born man ever was surpassed almost six years after his own death by Walter Breuning in September 2010, who died at age 114 in April 2011 and who still maintains this record to this very day.
Folk figure. At the time of his death at age 113, he was the oldest man on the world. He died shortly after seeing his beloved Boston Red Sox win the World Series.
His record as the oldest verified US-born man ever was surpassed almost six years after his own death by Walter Breuning in September 2010, who died at age 114 in April 2011 and who still maintains this record to this very day.
Bio by: Erik Lander
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