Record #:

3283

Author(s):

Conley, Jack

Abstract:

One of the state's more unusual claims to fame was that it was once home to the man with the world's longest beard. Sam G. Brinkley of Mitchell County grew a beard of five feet eight inches. He was also featured in the Barnum & Bailey Circus.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 57 Issue 5, Oct 1989, p25, por

Subject(s):

Brinkley, Sam G., 1850-1929