I never really thought of the amount of papers he delivered but I know he delivered the Pittsburgh Press and that was a pretty thick daily paper, especially the Wednesday edition. The in town daily papers were 2, one in the AM and then one in the PM. They were not that bulky. The other main paper was the Washington Observer from Washington, Pa. It had a much larger circulation that covered both Washington and Greene counties in Western Pa. I know he delivered some other rag type papers like Grit too. He was a busy guy through the day.

Since my obsession with riding continues today, I often think of this guy and it is quite amazing that the vast or overwhelming majority of paperboys leave the job when they become adults, here is a guy that took this as his full time job for his entire life. Like I said, 6 days a week, rain or shine, hot or cold and in the snow, he never stopped.

For the life of me, using my road bike, these town roads are really steep and I really can't figure out how he managed to do this all day long on a fixed gear bike that probably weighted 40lbs without the papers. I have wanted to try and contact the paper in the nearby town as the local papers went bust years ago and see if they have any records on him. Surely being a PB for 50 years plus you would think they had some sort of history on him. Maybe and obscure article but I have never found the time to really research it. Maybe when I retire I will look into it.

Anyway, my former hometown should erect a monument to this guy for what he did on a bike being a simple paperboy.

john