Sunday, August 17, 2008

Jimmy O'Dell


Scan10612, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Written on the back of this Homer Walton picture:

"Warren Earl Gibbs and Tommy.
Weight 11,150 lbs.
9 ft. high
Tusks 5' 4" long
15 3/4", in circumference
Ringling-Barnum offered $30,000 for him"

I wish Mr. Walton had dated this since the eventual purchase price in 1986 vastly exceeded 30K.
Buckles

Posted by Buckles at 8/17/2008 06:38:00 AM

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Where does the name Warren Earl Gibbs come from? Did Jimmy use an alias. Could be I guess, but those ears would always be a big giveaway.

17 August, 2008 08:58
Anonymous said...

Wasn’t it O’Dell who wound up killing himself?

17 August, 2008 15:37

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