GB Items Related to Tag - year old
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Trent Lane
Trent Lane is not your average 95-year-old. Heck, he's not your average 40-year-old!
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Lucille Borgen
A 94-year-old woman is waterskiing away with national titles.
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“Hey Lady, Why Do You Have a Mustache?”
After 50 years I finally understand how CBS came up with the name of the Art Linkletter Show, Kids Say the Darndest Things! For women in menopause, the new version of that show is: Kids Ask the Darndest Questions. In Church...
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Thursday's Buzz: February 21, 2008
In 1960, GB pal Joe Kittinger jumped from 102,000 feet, a record that still stands. Now a stuntman wants to break it. Read about the new attempt in Today's Buzz. Plus, an amazing Video of the Day.
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Robert Gralley
Robert Gralley has completed more than 40 marathons and the 81-year-old is just getting started.
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Boomer's Buzz: Thursday, March 6, 2008
Swayze battles cancer. Dems dig in. 101-year-old man to run London Marathon. Disturbing new study about colonoscopies. The new world's richest person. When are we going back? All in today's Buzz.
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Charles Modlin
Charles Modlin is the fastest 82-year-old in the world and he's smashing records along the way.
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Keep Moving and Keep Smiling
Herb Hauser was the best 90-year-old tennis player on the planet when we went one-on-one with him. He was active, had a great sense of humor, and the love of a wonderful woman. His message: "Get off the couch. Have some fun. Take some chances."
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Frank Condon
Frank Condon is a 64-year-old Realtor from California who is one of the top track and field athletes in the world.
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Boomer's Buzz: Friday, April 4, 2008
Remembering Dr. King, the amazing 101-year-old marathoner who stops for a beer and a cigarette, the good news about caffeine and your brain, why you may be drinking too much water, beach police in 1922, and the clothes off Princess Di's back.
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Leo Dean
It’s a bird … it’s a plane … it’s 83-year-old Leo Dean!
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Boomer's Buzz: Thursday, April 24, 2008
Today's Buzz: Barracky -- The Movie, 95-year-old defends herself and house with a screwdriver, 10 things to do before you die, what families around the world eat in a week and what it costs, and more.
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Bob Morris
Ever have your 80-year-old dad ask you to help him get dates? This former New York Times columnist says it changed their relationship forever! It's a hilarious conversation that will hit home.
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Betty Olds
The fact that she is older than the tree didn't stop an 86-year-old Berkeley woman from climbing it to protest its planned demise.
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Maya Angelou
Born: April 4, 1927
Author, poet, playwright, actress, director, educator and activist who overcame homelessness to become one of the nation's most celebrated women. -
Iris Davis Competition
64-year-old Iris Davis is a champion bodybuilder and now helps others reach their fitness goals.
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Iris Davis Pairs Competition
64-year-old Iris Davis is a champion bodybuilder and now helps others reach their fitness goals.
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Iris Davis 2001 Competition
64-year-old Iris Davis is a champion bodybuilder and now helps others reach their fitness goals.
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Morning Buzz: February 2
It's Groundhog Day and it's now official! At 7:20 AM EST, 120-year-old Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his burrow at Gobblers Knob. The seer of seers saw his shadow and predicted six more weeks of winter.
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Roger Gentilhomme
At an age when many people are just happy to be alive, 97-year-old Roger Gentilhomme is competing in multiple sports.
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Joe Shanahan
71-year-old Joe Shanahan beat out thosands of athletes of all ages to be named the 2007 Florida athlete of the year. Joe was a member of the Notre Dame track and field team in college, but is back after decades on the sidelines.
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Going Green Everyday
Earth Day is just one day out of the year -- how can you help save the Earth the other 364 days of the week? Check out these inspirational stories to get motivated, and get moving!
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The Top 20 GB Videos
What your friends are watching. Every week we stack em' up and count em' down. This weeks big mover: Banana Battles Back. If your favorite isn't on the list, spread the word and get your pick to the top.
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Boomer's Buzz: Saturday, April 5, 2008
Start the weekend with the Buzz: Clintons earn big bucks, more contraception choices for women over 40, how husbands make 7 hours of housework a week, the 60-year-old $136 million lottery winner and a Growing Bolder business story.
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Boomer's Buzz: Saturday, April 26, 2008
66-year-old triahlete killed by shark, rebate checks are almost in the mail, top chain restaurant fare, the electric cars ready to take over the road, Hey Jude, and more.
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Kudos for Growing Bolder
The Growing Bolder Media Group received the prestigious Senior Vison Media Award for 2008, presented by the Florida Council on Aging. In just it’s first year online, GrowingBolder.com has presented a vision of the 50+ population unseen anywhere...
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Violet Sesco
Eighty-year-old Violet Sesco is a great-great-grandmother and a member of the Professional Women's Bassmaster Tour.
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James Hylton
In February 2007, 72-year-old James Hylton tried to become the oldest driver to ever qualify for the Daytona 500.
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Charlie Futrell
Charlie Futrell is an 85-year-old superman.
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Doping Ban Upheld
The yellow jersey has officially been revoked. The Court of Arbitration for Sport has upheld a decision made after the 2006 Tour de France which stripped Floyd Landis of his title.
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Walter Cronkite
Born: Nov. 4, 1916
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Nelsen Mandela
Born: July 18, 1918
He's much of his life fighting apartheid, the racist system used by the former white government of South Africa to suppress the majority black population. -
Boomer's Buzz: Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Today's Buzz: Obama to 82-year-old woman -- 'Will you be my running mate?" Purple Haze? Alleged Hendrix sex tape to be released, inventor of LSD dies, how to shoot better photos, and get down with the most unusual prison rehabilitation program anywhere.
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Romancing the Road
This is an unusual love story involving an 89-year-old woman and her beloved Chariot. The two have been together for decades and traveled more than 540,000 miles across this nation's highways and side streets.
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45-Year-Old Crowned Next Big Supermodel
She has the look, and it appears one of the biggest modeling companies in the world agrees! 45-year-old Tanya Hutchinson just landed a major contract with Wilhemina Models, Inc., after winning TV Land's reality series called "She's Got the Look."
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In Honor of his Country and his Life
Honest, hard working people like 94-year-old Bill Macias are the backbone of America. As we celebrate Independence Day, he celebrates his incredible life and the country that made his dreams come true.
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75-Year-Old Turns Green
He's called "The Car Czar." Robert Lutz developed some of the biggest, baddest muscle cars in the world. He spent decades keeping major car companies in the black. Now, he's determined to turn them green.
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A College Success Story
54-year-old mother, grandmother and nurse's assistant Jennie Long had plenty to keep her busy. Then, she decided to add homework to the mix, by going back to school.
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Leo Luken
One year after beating golfing greats Arnold Palmer and Gary Player in the Shoot Your Age Championships, 88-year-old Leo Luken has achieved another milestone.
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Boomer's Buzz: Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Hillary wins Texas and Ohio to keep her campaign alive. McCain clinches GOP nomination and Huckabee bows out. Plus, cancer risks and hormone therapy, "60 Minutes" blackout mystery, publishing scandal, failed dogs, and Star Wars according to a 3-year-old.
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Carla Hoppie
50-year-old Carla Hoppie isn't your average college freshman.
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Boomer's Buzz: Tuesday, April 1, 2008
In today's Buzz: The top 100 April Fools' pranks of all time, mouth-to-mouth is out, Kathie Lee is back, 84-year-old Senator runs for another 6-year term, foods that heal, the world's worst intersections, maybe the worst promotional video ever, and more.
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First Rocky and Now Rambo
Talk about growing bolder! First Rocky Balboa and now angry Viet Nam veteran John Rambo. Lionsgate has announced that John Rambo, starring 61-year old Sylvester Stallone, will be released January 25, 2008.
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Trent Lane
In between smashing world track and field records, 95-year-old Trent Lane is also pursuing a Ph.D. in physics.
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One for the History Books
Forget Rocky. This is the real deal. A comeback story for the ages. And the aged. What Dara Torres accomplished at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, Nebraska borders on the unthinkable.
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Her Death at 109 is Not the End of Her Story
It's hard to say that a 109-year-old died too soon. But Ruth Hamilton led a full and amazing life. She was always up for new adventures. It's why she became the world's oldest blogger.
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Give These Guys a Medal
It takes months -- sometimes years -- of training, sweating and sacrifice to make it to the elite Senior Games, whether it's at the state or national level. So why are some medal winners giving away their trophies? To help those who need a boost.
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Cancer Strikes Out
Add throwing a major league no-hitter to the list of accomplishments by cancer survivors who decide to grow bolder after their diagnosis.








































