http://www.legendarystrength.com/bending-a-60-penny-nail-for-the-first-time/ The Ultimate in Strength and Athleticism Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:02:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.legendarystrength.com/bending-a-60-penny-nail-for-the-first-time/#comment-2804 Joe Campbell Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:36:33 +0000 http://www.legendarystrength.com/blog/?p=5#comment-2804 My father used to bend 60 penny nails. He bent his first one in 1944 at age 17. His father was a carpenter who used them to start framing off 6"X6" corners. He performed this feat throughout his life until about age 55-56. He once once won a $100.00 bet with a wrestler named the Mighty Atlas as I recall his recounting. This happened in 1953 when he was a member of the Chicago Bears football team in the barbershop of a Chicago hotel. He said I was there to get my hair cut with him, but I was 4 at the time and don't remember this event. His name was Leon Campbell. He was from Bauxite Arkansas and played college ball for the University of Arkansas. My father used to bend 60 penny nails. He bent his first one in 1944 at age 17. His father was a carpenter who used them to start framing off 6″X6″ corners. He performed this feat throughout his life until about age 55-56. He once once won a $100.00 bet with a wrestler named the Mighty Atlas as I recall his recounting. This happened in 1953 when he was a member of the Chicago Bears football team in the barbershop of a Chicago hotel. He said I was there to get my hair cut with him, but I was 4 at the time and don’t remember this event. His name was Leon Campbell. He was from Bauxite Arkansas and played college ball for the University of Arkansas.

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