Charles Highfield: The Boy Samson

Posted on Monday, May 20th, 2013 by John Wood
Charles Highfield: The Boy Samson
Charles Highfield, of Coventry, was billed as “The Boy Samson” – the strongest boy in Britain. This picture, taken on February 13, 1932 on Binley Road, by the swimming pool, shows the young strength athlete putting a 100 lb. globe barbell overhead with one hand.
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