Atlanta native, veteran turns 105 years old
Jeff Hullinger
Herbert Brimer is a marvel with over a century of Atlanta life.
“I had the telegram to deliver to the Ansley Hotel downtown, I asked the desk clerk, if I could take it to his room, I was surprised when he said yes. So, up I went,' Brimer told 11Alive's Jeff Hullinger.
104-year-old Atlanta native Herbert Alton Brimer said, recalling his Western Union assignment as a kid, which placed him in front of a Heavyweight Champion and American legend.
“I knocked on the door, and it opened, and there he was — Jack Dempsey I’ll never forget. Enormous. He tipped me a shiny quarter,” he said.