warpedskydiver 0 #1 August 6, 2006 Gun-Toting Granny Still Firing at Age 82 By Associated Press Fri Aug 4, 8:22 PM JANESVILLE, Wis. - Not even triple-bypass surgery has kept Rita Roherty from the shotgun shooting that has been her life's passion. The 82-year-old great-grandmother underwent surgery last year, and then recovered to win a bronze medal in the women's shooting division of the Badger State Games in June. She hit 91 of 100 clay pigeons to take third place in the competition, three years after winning the gold. "When a gun fits you, it don't kick," she said of her pet Browning Lightning 12-gauge over-under shotgun. Roherty, born Rita McAuliffe in 1923, had 14 children in 28 years of marriage before her husband, Donald Glynn, died. Then she met George Roherty, who took her trap shooting on the couple's first date in 1973. "It was a very good couples thing to do," she said. She says she shoots because she likes competing. When she won her gold medal in shooting, she hit enough clay pigeons to tie a woman half her age, then won in a shoot-off by hitting all 10 pigeons, she recalled. She said she intends to keep shooting as long as she can still hold the gun, and she'll take on men as well as women. But be forewarned _ Roherty admits she sometimes can't resist asking competitors, "You let an old lady beat you?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #2 August 7, 2006 clicky Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kbordson 8 #3 August 7, 2006 Cool! It's wonderful that age is not limiting her hobbies and sports! If I live that long, I hope that I have that spirit of life. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #4 August 7, 2006 Exactly Boy am I gonna be a MOFO as a little old man Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
