Joseph Rollino was an American decorated World War II veteran, weightlifter, and strongman.
14 Facts About Joe Rollino
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The son of Italian immigrants, Joe Rollino dubbed himself the world's strongest man in the 1920s, moving 3,200 pounds with his back during the prime of his career.
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Joe Rollino was born and raised in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, one of 14 children.
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Joe Rollino took up boxing and toured the US as a boxer, fighting under the name Kid Dundee.
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Joe Rollino became known as a strongman, moving more than a ton, bending nails with his mouth and coins with his bare hands.
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Joe Rollino often appeared on the Coney Island Festival in the 1920s and 30s, being dubbed the world's strongest man.
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Joe Rollino boasted of lifting 635 pounds with one finger.
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Joe Rollino once lifted 450 pounds with his teeth.
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Joe Rollino was part of the Iceberg Athletic Club, a now-defunct swimming club, for more than 20 years.
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Joe Rollino fought in the Pacific during World War II, and was awarded a Silver Star, a Bronze Star Medal, and three Purple Hearts.
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Joe Rollino lived a life of relative obscurity, rarely giving interviews or appearing in public.
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Joe Rollino was married briefly early in his life and then divorced.
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On January 11,2010, Joe Rollino left his home and was hit by the driver of a vehicle in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn.
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Joe Rollino died at a hospital several hours later, aged 104.