84-year-old church member is record-holding ‘Most Durable Batboy’

Stan Bronson, who attends the Highland Church of Christ near Memphis, Tenn., celebrates his 84th birthday July 19. (Photo by Mike Brown, via www.commercialappeal.com)

The Commercial Appeal in Memphis, Tenn., reports:

For those who have spent time around Stan Bronson, the young-at-heart 83-year-old fixture on the University of Memphis campus and Tiger sporting events for more than 50 years, there are the stories. It seems as if everyone has a favorite.
Most revolve around U of M athletics, where Bronson, mentally challenged from a trauma at birth, has been the school’s batboy since 1958, a streak that has him in the Guinness Book of World Records as “Most Durable Batboy.”

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A celebration of Bronson’s 84th birthday July 19 will double as a fundraising campaign for his medical expenses. Members of Branson’s congregation, the Highland Church of Christ in Cordova, Tenn., are expected to attend, the newspaper reports.

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  What a wonderful way to honor an amazing and remarkable man!

  Alan Henderson

  July, 5 2012