No,. 138: LAWRENCE FARMAN (a.k.a. SLIM THE HAMMERMAN / A soldier in arms, may he wrist in peace.
Not all athletes populate the sports section. In today's instalment: My interlude with the legendary stunt lifer and other strength performers at the Association of Oldetime Barbell and Strongmen.
Warning: Do not try this at home. Lawrence (Slim the Hammerman) Farman, 1934-2021.
CAN you be categorized as an athlete if you don’t compete in a sport?
It’s something that came to mind this week when I heard, belatedly, about the passing of Slim the Hammerman. Yeah, I know what you’re saying: Who? I’ll circle back to that, but let’s address the idea about an athlete in stuff that has nothing at all to do with sports.
An athl…
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