GB's World's Oldest

Posted November 7, 2008, 2:09 pm in Aging

The World's Oldest (and Boldest)
You don't have to give up on your dreams. If you want proof, look no further that GB's exclusive collection of interviews with the world's oldest. These are remarkable men and women who prove it's not about age, it's about attitude.

	Bill Hargrove: The world's oldest bowler at 106, Bill hit the lanes every week right up until his death. In fact, he was at the lanes in between frames when we last spoke to him.  Click to Listen
	Banana George: The world's oldest barefoot water-skier, Banana still barefoots in his mid-90s despite being in constant pain from six back surgeries and a broken neck.  Click to Listen
	Frankie Manning: The world's oldest active swing dancer. Now 94, Frankie still travels the world giving swing and lindy hop lessons as the "The Ambassador of the Lindy Hop." Click to Listen
	Mae Laborde: The world's oldest Hollywood actress. This 96-year-old broke into show business at the age of 93. Now she shares the screen with some of the biggest names in Hollywood. Click to Listen
	Ruth Hamilton:  The world's oldest blogger, Ruth shared her toughts exclusively with Growing Bolder up until her death just three months before turning 110. Click to Listen
	Nola Ochs:  The world's oldest college graduate, Nola graduated at the age of 96 and immediately began to interview for jobs. Within a few weeks she was hired by a major cruise line as a storyteller.  Click to Listen
	George Brunstad:  The world's oldest person to swim the English Channel, Brunstad (who is Matt Damon's uncle) accomplished the feat at 70 years old. Click to Listen
	Betty Olds:  The world's oldest protester.  86-year-old Betty Olds, a Berkley City Council member, climbed an large old oak tree on the campus of UC Berkley to protest the university's plans to remove a grove of trees to make room for a sports complex. Click to Listen
	Lucille Borgan:  The world's oldest competitive water-skier. Now 94, Lucille survived polio as a child, cancer as an adult and a complete loss of vision in her left eye a few years ago. Click to Listen
	Bill Tapia:  The world's oldest professional musician, Bill is a ukulele virtuoso who has been performing for 90 years.  Bill was born in 1908 and is still performing live! Click to Listen
	Mike Flynt:  The world's oldest college football player. This 59-year-old grandfather made the varsity team at Sul Ross State University in Texas. Mike was 8 years older than his coach.  Click to Listen
	Andora Quinby:  The world's oldest female powerlifter, Andora holds the age-group world record for deadifting 100 pounds. Click to Listen
	James Hylton:  The world's oldest driver to attempt to qualify for the Daytona 500. In February 2007, the 72-year-old drove in the Daytona 500 qualifying race. He finished the race and nearly qualified for the 500. Click to Listen
	John Wilson:  The world's oldest college baseball player.  Wilson, 53, battled a drug and alcohol addiction for years before going into rehab at age 32. As soon as he was clean and sober, he began to chase his baseball dream. Click to Listen
	Anne Abernathy:  The world's oldest female Olympian has qualified for six different Winter Olympics and beaten cancer.  Click to Listen
	Marge Carter:  The world's oldest Meals on Wheels volunteer. At 93, Marge is still driving and delivering meals to homebound seniors twice a week. Click to Listen
	Barbara Hillary:  The world's oldest woman and first black woman to reach the North Pole. This 76-year-old cancer survivor proves it's never too late and nothing is out of reach. Click to Listen
	Trent Lane:  The world's oldest Ph.D. candidate. At 95, Trent Lane maintains his 25-acre farm near Baton Rouge, La., flys his own single-engine plane, is pursuing a Ph.D. in physics, holds five national Track and Field records and several world records. Click to Listen
	Helen Kuhn:  The world's oldest instrumented rated female pilot.  94-year-old Helen Kuhn didn't get her pilot's license until the age of 61. Click to Listen
	Lucy Dettmer:  The world's oldest sponsored athlete. 86-year-old Lucy Dettmer is one of the greatest masters tennis players of all time and is still receiving corporate sponsorships. Click to Listen
	Art Linkletter:  The world's oldest international motivational speaker. Now 96, Art Linkletter is still Chairman of the Board of Linkletter Enterprises, overseeing operations all around the world. He's recently written his 28th book, has been married over 70 years and continues to be one of the hardest working people in show business. Click to Listen
	Dr. Gladys McGarey: The world's oldest practicing Dr. of Holistic Medicine. As she nears her 90s, "The Mother of Holistic Medicine" still travels the world and has no plans of slowing down.
	Col. Ronald Gallimore:  The world's oldest military jump master on active duty in Iraq. This grandfather had to get special permission from the Secretary of Defense to reenlist.  Click to Listen
	Jack LaLanne:  The world's oldest fitness Guru. Jack LaLanne was so far ahead of his time, people thought he was nuts. The Father of Fitness, born in 1914 still works out every day. Click to Listen
	Monte Irvin:  The world's oldest living Negro League All-Star. Baseball great Monte Irvin, now 89, was initially tapped to be the first black player to break the color barrier. Click to Listen
	Violet Sesco:  The world's oldest professional athlete. This great-great-grandmother is a member of the Professional Women's Bassmaster Tour.  Click to Listen
	Jack Lawrence:   The world's oldest songwriting legend wrote right up to his death at 96. Lawrence wrote "Beyond the Sea," for Bobby Darin, "All Or Nothing At All," made famous by Frank Sinatra and "Tenderly," which sparked Rosemary Clooney's career.   Click to Listen
	Sondra Crane:  The world's oldest regular contributor to WikiHow the online do-it-yourself manual about virtually everything. 77-year-old Sondra spends 10 to 12 hours a day on her computer researching, writing and exchanging ideas.  Click to Listen
	Leo Luken:  The world's oldest Shoot-Your-Age golf star. At age 90, Leo has shot his age a record 700 times and recently beat golfing greats Arnold Palmer and Gary Player in the Shoot Your Age World Championships.  Click to Listen

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