Charles Highfield: The Boy Samson
Posted on Monday, May 20th, 2013 by John Wood
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.