![]() ![]() ![]() Whereas fellow sharpshooter and similarly aged Ted St. “What Fred has accomplished, making 88 in a row blindfolded, really is … incredible,” Barry told the audience.Įqually remarkable is the 73-year-old Newman’s persistent pursuit of the perfect foul-shooting stroke.įor no apparent reason other than to chase obscure records and perhaps test his own limits, the onetime computer programmer has dedicated nearly half his life to free throws. In fairness, though, he was the only one shooting blindfolded.Įarlier, Newman set a Guinness world record for consecutive free throws made with eyes covered, a feat noted by Barry after the Basketball Hall of Famer outshot Newman during an episode of the 1980s reality television show “That’s Incredible!” Fred Newman, Caltech graduate, once tested his free-throw shooting ability against Rick Barry, at the time the most accurate free-throw shooter in NBA history. ![]()
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