Joe Rollino, Brooklyn's 104 Year Old Strongman, Dies

Joe Rollino could bend coins with his teeth and lift over 600 pounds with one finger. He was known by many names including "The World's Strongest Man".  He rubbed shoulders with Greta Garbo and Houdini.

He walked five miles every day eventhough he was 104 years old.    It was on one of those walks Monday that his long and fascinating life came to an end when an SUV struck and killed him as he crossed a street near his home.

New York Times writers Manny Fernandez and Michael S. Schmidt have written an obituary of Rollino that all Brooklynites - past and present - should read.  Mr. Rollino personified the spunk, determination and stamina all of us aspire to have.