haha, immediate first thought when reading that
Might as well call 71 year old Tom the podiatrist the best shooter
Tom Amberry (November 13, 1922 – March 18, 2017
[1]) was an American
podiatrist who is best known for holding the Guinness world record for most consecutive
free throws made, having made 2,750 of them in a row in a span of 12 hours over the course of November 15, 1993 at the age of 71. Amberry held the record for two and a half years before it was surpassed in April 1996 by Ted St. Martin.
[2][3] After setting his record, he worked with several teams, including the
Chicago Bulls to help the players with their free throw shooting.
[4]
After graduating college he decided to forgo a two-year contract to play with the then-Minneapolis Lakers, choosing to attend podiatry school instead.
[5] His medical office was located on Atlantic Avenue in Long Beach, California.