The Archive · 1933

Death of Noted Walker

Los Angeles, July 18.

Dan O'Leary, who gained world renown as a pedestrian, as a pedestrian, died im Los Angeles on July 13 exactly a month short of 92 years.

"Born in Cork, Ireland, June 29, 1841, he came to the United states in 1864 and made Chicago his home. In Inter years he spent his winters in Southern Californi The veteran pedestrian estimated he had walked more than 960,000 miles when he retired from the sport in 1992 because of a tumor none hip. From 1876 to that time hho had celebrated each birthday a niversary with a hundred mile hiki He used to pick up money baseball gamed in, Southern Cal, fornia, heeling and tocing it around the bases six times in less than five minutes.

O'Leary believed in a simple mode of living, "He ate breakfast at 6 luncheon at 10 am,, and sup-He never retired nine o'clock His. diet yas simple, with apples and grapes his luxury, He said he never took

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