Fred Newman is a free-throw shooting aficionado. He holds numerous records for basketball free-throw shooting, including most free throws in an hour and most consecutive free throws while blindfolded. Correspondent Judy Muller hit the court with Newman to hear his story and see him in action.
Plus, see how Newman — who competes in four to five local Senior Olympics per year — stacks up against the free-throw percentages of some of L.A.'s finest. OK, so he doesn't have thousands of screaming, sometimes "booing" fans around him when he shoots free throws, but he still puts them to shame.
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