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- Meet Richard Overton, America's oldest veteran. In this lively short film by Matt Cooper and Rocky Conly, hear the whiskey-drinking, cigar-smoking supercentenarian reveal his secrets to a long life.
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Meet Richard Overton, America's oldest veteran. Born on May 11, 1906, he has celebrated 110 birthdays (109 at the time of filming) and counting. The supercentenarian has lived through the Great Depression, served in World War II, and witnessed the rise of the Internet. From the Ford Model T to self-driving cars, more technological and scientific progress have occurred in Overton's lifetime than perhaps any other century in history.
The whiskey-drinking, cigar-smoking elder reveals his secrets to longevity in this lively short film.
www.overtonfilm.com/
Want to help Mr. Overton stay in his Austin, TX home? Donate to his home medical care expenses on GoFundMe.
bit.ly/GoFundMeRichardOverton
Credits: Matt Cooper (director, producer); Rocky Conly (cinematographer, producer); John Halecky (producer).
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Richard Overton's journey has been such a source of inspiration here at National Geographic, and we hope you'll join us as we continue to celebrate his amazing life.
Rest in peace
I remember seeing your report a few months ago, and telling myself that other people still alive lived through so many different times.
I have just learned of his death, I look again at your report, and I tell myself that things that were contemporary even yesterday, now belong to the past.
It's a pretty weird feeling.
(sorry for my English)
Rip Richard😭😭😭
Just came across this clip today and found he just passed away today. RIP Mr. Overton
Rest in peace
When he said "back in my days" you know he aint bullshitting
Lol funny
Lmao
Hammertyme, motorhead, indeed i.e. Afro-Indonesian. Never felt so black.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Fr
He has the right to call a 80 year old man "Son"
Darth Zim yep or a 90 year old
i wish he was my grandpa
MEME FACTORY depending on how old you are, you're going to have to add a couple of greats in front of grandpa 😂😂😂😂😋
Patrick Martin lol
Dun* if he's from Queens
He wouldve been 116 years old today.
Rest In Peace Richard Arvin Overton.
(1906-2018)
Thanks for the update.
RIP
118*
@@jakobus4353 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓
I wonder what he would’ve thought if he lived to see Covid -19 especially since he was born in 1906 he would’ve been 12 years old during the Spanish flu .
"I may give out, but I'll never give up."
That hit hard.
Yea that’s a quote to live by right there
Definitely affected how I move going forward.
@@frankcarlo7A great quote to live by is: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest"
Jesus says this to you today! 😊
@@Jesus_Christ_loves_you_alotAmen, feller! I love, "Cast all of your anxieties on me."
My hero ❤️ I took up smoking because I want to die and go to heaven but seeing him I'm not sure now lol " you won't die until it's your time to go " and when God allows it
Born in 1907, and made it to the Internet
Quite a feat
1906
made it to the 21st century
Amazing
I feel like the rougher your life is, the longer you’ll live...just like all those veterans who are still so fit
109 years old still rocks a rifle and smokes a cigar. Drives an old ford manual and fought in WW2. This is a whole new level of being a badass
dont forget about the whiskey haha, RIP ):
The car is actually Automatic
Let’s get this guy’s comment to a 109
And they say smoking kills you
Init
Rest in peace, Richard. Thank you so much for your service.
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@@ilovemoviesilovealpcino7481 stfu
@I love movies , I love al pcino I can't tell if you're trolling or being serious. This ww2 vet fought for freedom and assisted in taking down the most brutal genocide in the last 100 years.
@@ilovemoviesilovealpcino7481 stfu
@@ilovemoviesilovealpcino7481 i suppose if you were in charge you would have turned your back to Hitlers victims and feel seld righteous for it. Grow up.
Crazy how he was that old and was still sharp, no Alzheimer’s or dementia, the things that usually affect old folks, I know he’s gone now, but I can only hope by the grace of God that I can grow that old and be that badass
nicotine fights dementia, but I'm unsure if it works through smoking cigars. I do know the nicotine patches provide that.
@@vlekarmy5424 when you smoke a cigar and the smoke passes through your mouth and nose nicotine is absorbed through the lining of your mouth and mucous membranes in your nose, that’s all I know though. Perhaps it does
@@thefreshprincer5587 I wonder if there is a study about that...
12 cigar and 4 glass of whisky a day seems his secret. And of course being "grateful" for what he had!
There is a theory, that if someone is needed by his sons/daughters or by any one in the younger generation, he/ she will live longer than someone who lives for his own sake. Perhaps this is the reason this 109-old veteran lived so long.
imagine being 70 and living another 42 years.
@@chingpong5048 same.
@@chingpong5048 80 is good for me
ching pong now you say this but when 70 get closer, when you will have like 50 i’m sure that you will change your mind
@@chingpong5048 same
@@chingpong5048 liar you are liying to yourself because at that time you will have something that means a lot to you and you won’t want to go.
I got it , 12 cigars a day, 4 cups of coffee in the morning , whiskey , icecream. Wish me luck
greg nwosu don't forget the soup lol
greg nwosu still alive?
Coffee actually has been proven to prolong life a bit... people who excessively drink coffee have 53% less chance to commit suicide.. people who drink 6+ cups a day had 15% less death related diseases in the years 40-50...
there was some study done where people were participating for 20 years... their coffee drinking habits were datamined , don't remember the study name but im sure if u'd google you'd find it....
greg nwosu drop the coffee thing all anyone thinks is oh eat this eat that eating sis why all of you morons die young eat to live don't live to eat and don't eat shit real meat real fruit real vegetables real tea anything out of a crock pot and lots of vodka tobacco and AND Percocet I know sound crazy well my gram and grandpa are in perfect health 98 and 101 and both in great heath weird huh
greg nwosu Campbell's soup aswell
Feels like you sat down with an old friend. Rip Mr.Overton
Cozy 1940's kitchen, wisdom, cigar smoke wafts, eating a dish of Butter Pecan, wisdom, photographs, tales of WW2, coffee with a topper of whisky, wisdom and a 2nd cup of coffee❤
"It makes me happy." This is the true way to have a long life. Forget what anybody else thinks about it, if it makes you happy then go for it.
Well I mean if minors make you happy you probably shouldn’t go for it you know?
Happiest and best thing in life is knowing the God that creates you! 😊
@@Boomhauersdad💀💀💀
@@Boomhauersdad Prison will probably not make you happy, nor will everyone hating you.. so yeah
yes, but only if it doesn't hurt anyone else, directly or indirectly.
He’s no longer alive but he live 112 yrs
He lived a good long life
Rip
Rip
How you sure?
Rip... almost cried a few times! Touching 💯
Some say he is still smoking a cigar in heaven
Wows
Lighting a cigar with a gas stove at 109 years old, this man is an absolute legend
stephen deben ikr
lmao for real
stephen deben Don't forget about the 4 cups of whiskey 👌
stephen deben HE'S ACTUALLY 110
stephen deben He's more than a legend
My grandfathers is a 96 year old WWII vet, its unreal to talk to him on a weekly basis. Something i will cherish my whole life.
My grandpa is 91 and a Korean and Vietnam vet. Still a hoot to talk to.
Dang
You are lucky to still have him with you my two grandma's I was close to only lived to be 92 yrs old and about 94 yrs old respectively.
mine is going to be 100 next year, mind still sharp. The stories from ww2 are just terrible, he was in the SS in northern France when D-Day took place. Listening to stories where he had to kill dozens of Americans is hard to imagine and sad. Don't want to offend any American here by his story, the Germans actually lost much more men than the US and the UK combined during WW2.
@@hvhans305I hope your grandpa is doing well
People like him make you feel better about growing older.
I don’t care about being old just want to fulfill Everything I wanted and people knowing who I was
Bruh this dude a real G. He lights his cigar with a fuckin stove.
『Spyder』 haha. He is a badass dude. No telling how many people he killed in WWII.
Robert Smith smh dude. you sound ignorant.
And he drives a wrk kept old ford. This guy is what a man should be.
『Spyder』 LOL I needed that!
『Spyder』 top comment.
This guy is fuckin' awesome
He died on December 27, 2018(112 years old). Rest in peace Richard Arvin Overton 🙏
Hunter the Siberian Husky thats my sisters birthday
Atleast he got it...His last Christmas. Rest in peace.
Rest in Peace 💎
Rest in peace
R.I.P
Cigars, Coffee, Whiskey, Classic Ford, Bible and Church, thats America right there.
Sounds bloody good
Also ice cream, butter pecan, my favorite!
U forgot guns
Right on. Old America that we know is a blessing.
Soup.
What's crazy is, he was old enough to remember every major American war in the 20th century
And the fact that he is not Japanese living in Japan is also surprising seeing how well he was aging.
Except ww1
@@user-zg4hk5dl4gnope, born 1906, he would’ve been young but not so young he wouldn’t have remembered it
109 and still opening doors for people. Respect.
Tim Page I love this man
apparently thats sexist these days
no, it´s old school, good manners and respect. i open doors for elders too. my grandfather and father open doors, carry the shopping and are just from another time when chivalry was something to be proud of
While people are supposed to open doors for him.
right!
"I may give out but I'll never give up"- GOLDEN
such inspiring words to us latter generations who believe that working is a Sin, but may He Live Longer especially knowing not his arrival nor departure.
Agreed
Mr.Benjamin T. Martin I'm here
Mr.Benjamin T. Martin THAT WAS WEIRD AS SOON AS I READ THAT HE SAID IT IN THE VIDEO 😂
Cojo SprinklePants 😂😂😂😂
Not sure why I keep coming back to this video. This mans voice, or the music behind his voice. Maybe both? Or maybe this guy has the best, yet simple life advice to give.
It's true. I've looked at life in a very abstract manner for most of my life, but as I get older Richard Overton's advice resonates deeper and deeper into my soul. One of my favorites is "I may give out, but I'll never give up."
@@jakeelsner2963 Exact same feeling.
Same here this video just makes me happy!
Same here
First listen feels like medicine to the soul. I happen to be smoking a cigar too
I come back to this video every few years to remind myself that I can’t give up
👍
He died aged 112, last December for a lung infection called pneumonia...
R.I.P Legend
why are you acting like pneumonia is something most people don't know about?
@@jackpen5341 maybe for people who dont know and would like to know or can't you muster enough brain cells to figure it out?
@@pureintellectualbeing3575 ty
Zompi :p prised god
Zompi :p my grandma was 101 when she died like 1999
This man is a WWII vet, 109 years old, drives stick, and smokes a cigar? The level of badass-ery is through the freakin' roof...
Well friend we did invent the thing . Only makes sense to make it easier second.
Drew Gadsby id like to see you shift gears at 109 years old. just give him credit for driving at his age. my grand father is 75 and he can't drive for shit
he also lived thru ww1
smokes a cigar and is still alive, thats just badass
Drew Gadsby I know I misread i'm sorry. tried to delete my comment but it wouldnt work
I sometimes watch this video to remind myself that no matter how hard things get, everything is going to be okay.
tell this to handicaps without limbs , and what is gonna be ok ? lonely death at the end ?
@@IvanIvanov-us1fb Relax, you can still live a good life without limbs. There are literally athletes with multiple limbs missing.
@@banksgman6860
☺️That is true. Missing limbs is a huge challenge, but I have (in my 55 years), seen folks (with or without health issues) who have a good active life, and, emotional support even from strangers/non family members, who desire to help anyone in need. Even helping folks who fear dying alone. They have a good chance (if one seeks it out) that somebody will be with us when the time comes.
❤WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER❤
This is one of those videos that I must come back to every now and then
Is he still alive?
@@Gerry363cunfortunately he passed away in 2018 at the age of 112yrd and 230 days
thats crazy, he was born before the first tv, and lived past the internet. what a life
Dude his first car was a model T ford...... that means as a youngster he rode everywhere in a wagon, or walked, or rode a horse or a mule! Let that sink in for a minute...... we're not that far removed from "the old days"!
@Sharad Kazimi yeah i ment pasted its invention...
Interesting fact 🤔
jim bishop model t wasn’t the first car. However, before the model t cars were such a rare luxury so your comment is kinda right
Yeah
Lighting his cigar from a stove... that's real gangster for 109.
I still get burned my face by my litre. 🤣
Inspired by him,indians copied this to kgf film trailer😌
Hows that gangster??? Lmao u kids nowadays arent very bright.. We're gonna have to wait till the next generation for everything to get better (technology, health..Ect)
@@nicorod5498 these kids ain’t bright cause their parents weren’t either 🤷♂️ everyone loves playing the blame game soo much it has become an American tradition to point fingers 😏 typical first worlders
@@Ahakartune wise words
I started smoking cigarettes since my teenage. Got addicted for over 28 years. Also suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 6 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.
Amen God bless people. Save your health save your mind. Life is better without heroin, cocaine,alcohol and cigarettes.And you have more money in your pocket. God bless everyone who has rejected the devils intentions to be addicted to alcohol and cigarettes etc which can cause so much damage to health.
Can you help with the reliable source I would really appreciate it. Many people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. Very hard to get a reliable source here in Germany. Really need!
Yes sure of Dr.benshrooms
I hate that psilocybin gets grouped with drugs like cocaine and heroin. Mushrooms are a remedy, not a vice!
Microdosing helped me get out of the pit of my worst depressive episode, a three year long episode, enough to start working on my mental health.
He loved till 112. That’s something, god bless.
I think your meant to say lived ,but loved is much more accurate and better word
12 cigars a day, 4 glasses of whiskey, classic Ford pickup, healthy, and 109 years old with a 91 year old shorty? Legendary.
And a ww2 veteran he’s goated🐐
Im tryin be like him n get to that age. Nokap
@@jaestreets1708 fr
Indeed🥃
@@jaestreets1708 You won't
This documentary was done in 2016 before his birthday. He was born 1906 and died 2018 at age 112.
May he Rest In Paradise❤️🕊
واش دخل ربك فيها
@C Don't know what the heck you said, but I'll take it as a positive and thumbs up..
@C இ்வகையைச்வ ஊரில் உள்ள தைஐஔ என்று சொல்லி விட்டு போய் விட்டாள் என? னை
C ومن انت عشان تحكم على الناس وتقاضيهم ؟؟ من حسن اسلام المرء تركه مالا يعنيه
@@maxenra I know Arabic and it isn't something good
with cigar between his lips, drinking whiskey, gold watch in his wrists and gold rings in his fingers, 109 years old Overton is definitely much more charismatic than today's youth
I feel genuine sadness knowing that legends like these are leaving us. Men today are rarely like this. These are the true veterans I admire. And this is the reason I respect all that broke their bodies for what they truly believed in. I have met a lot of broken veterans that I can only help in limited capacity. I swear, that I’ll do more once I can. Not just for veterans but the people that need help and are unable to get it. I was saved recently, both physically and spiritually. I want to pass on that blessing to others. God bless you all.
If it makes you feel better, people like this are being born as you read this
“I eat ice cream every night, because it makes me happy.”
That’s goals
RIP 2018
that's me lol
That's me but with instant noodles and oreos.
I had ice every day and actually lost weight.
My great grandma turned 100 a few weeks ago and she eats marshmallow melts and pringles every day
Imagine getting to 72 and living 40 more years
Confusing bonga bonga
Here's your 100'th like.boi
Trying not to imagine it.
Badass
That’s called living healthy
I just want to put this out there he was alive for both world wars, Vietnam war, golf war. Was alive for Pearl Harbor and 9/11, he was alive for 18 presents. I’m sorry but that’s amazing to witness so much history
My sister was one of his caregivers towards the end. What a guy he was!
Wow I can only imagine the stories and wisdom he shared!
This guy has probably seen people be born all the way through their death. Imagine being old enough to witness everyone you love live and die.
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2
That Gaming Guy 3
No
It would be one of the worst things for a person to endure in life. It would also be something that would take someone emotionally strong... I don't know if I could do such a thing I always said I would live to be 100 and in my family many have but after meeting my soulmate getting married and us having two amazing sweet daughters I am not really feeling that I could possibly watch me burry my loved ones like that😢
Imagine turning 70 and living 42 years more
hahah
When you put it in that perspective that’s crazy
It would have been a torture sometimes. Going to bed and knowing, this may be the last sleep but keep waking up again for another 20+ years.
With strength
Hes lived in diff worlds
Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.
This gentleman reminds me of my great-grandpa. He lived to be 104, and thanks to my family, i got to be present for his 100th birthday, and he astonished me by how he remembered who I am, despite not seeing me for almost 18 years.
When I saw my great-grandpa pour himself a cocktail, I aaked my dad if it was wise for him to be drinking alcohol, and my dad patted me on the shoulder and said "Son, he's been having a cocktail a day since I've been alive. I'd be more worried if he chose to not have a drink."
RIP Mr. Overton, I'm sure you're missed.
He did things that made him happy, that's his secret.
RenegadeJ20 most real and true comment I’ve seen
I really agreed to you
Was looking for ths
Yep
healthy is about happiness
He passed away in 2018 at 112 years. What an amazing journey!
RIP.
Your numbers ain't adding up bro, this was released in 2017
@@prisonmike4126 probably was recorded a few years before
@@prisonmike4126 it was filmed in 2015. If you look Mr Overton up you will find the information that he died in 2018.
@@prisonmike4126 you're trying to be smartass but looks dumb in the process bro
❤️
Pretty crazy that he lived through almost the entire 1900's and lived to 2018.
He witnessed so much of the change that has happened to humanity that we read about today
“I may give out, but I never give up”
This is my favorite quote I ever heard 💯
RIP to the Legend
I think this is a big part of why he lasted so long
@@BrianEllwood no doubt, mind over matter
Hey I love mark dice channel too!
"But you don't feed a cat too much because he won't eat a rat"
the best
JayD Weston because cats like rats and they keep them out
@JayD Weston if you feed him a lot, he will not get hungry, so the cat still living by his own way hunting rats........
@JayD Weston Cats gotta eat rats, as is their wont. They gotta hunt them and live and not be fed foods that we humans eat.
It also means that whatever you are naturally accustomed to be doing, you have to be doing them. I see that understanding as part of why he has lived so longer. He means that those cats have to be eating rats to live well and survive for long.
truth be told well fed cats hunt more effectively and kill rats for fun
Pure wisdom
these 12 1/2 minutes just don't serve justice to this man's life
General Jack Absolutely!
General
should of added some saving private ryan scenes to it, but wait i dont remember seeing any black soldiers in that film...
that right
And I appreciate you man .
I come back to richard every once in a blue moon to remind myself what life is about and how sometimes the little things are the biggest things.
And for the hard times just think about what he said “i might give out, but i wont give up”
it hits different when he said '" I may give out but i never give up " May his soul rest in paradise❤
he lights his cigar with a stove, he wakes up whenever he wants,he has cat friends,he pays with cash. can u be more badass than that?
edit : he is also a war veteran
I came No
He has an attitude that makes him the most badass human being ever, as I see it. I'm grateful such people are around. I hope he lives on in everyone's memory who ever watched this or met him.
he's so fucking chill
No, I don't believe that you can
I came
lol
This dude can call 70year old men kids lol
Even 80 years old be like his child😳
😂😂😂😂
Even 90 year old were babies when he was 18 or 19
He died at age 112
BALD head up until his death he could called people in their 100’s kids
I always come back to watch this video when I’m having a rough go at life. Mr. Overton thank you for the kind wisdom and your light. I will keep your words with me and pass them down to my children.
Rip to this war hero🕊
He died?
@@martinomegachad2560 He would've been 116 this year, but he passed away in December of 2018
@@axialpad99He was super close to Jeanne Calment record of 122.
Imagine being able to call 80 year olds young bloods
No. Imagine being able to call 100 year olds young.
@@deluxestars9201 huh??
GoonerKIRK. He’s like 6400 years old but that’s in anime
@@deluxestars9201 oh??
Mo -Ch3n weeb
Everybody Gangsta till 109 year old veteran pulls up in a ford truck
Jacob ye
🤣🤣
He died in 2019 or 2018 I forgot
@@jahdaiwilliams1907 oh thats sad RIP
Everybody gangsta till a 109 year old veteran pulls up in a ford with his wwII rifle while smoking a cigar
7 years later, I still come back to watch this.
OG passed away at 112 ...salute
At 109 this vet still drives, walks, talks, smoke cigars daily, who loves his whiskey, has strong spiritual faith, still rocks gold rings on his fingers, and lets not forget, he also has a sweet tender young thang of a wife at her young age of 91 (18 yrs younger). Everything about this guy is just damn cool.
Thumbs up.
my wife is always trying to make me quite the whiskey (hennessy to be specific) and cigars! she asks me why I do it and I keep telling her 'because it makes me feel better!'.
*do what makes you feel good and don't hurt anyone!
xana hyun that old guy doesn't have that young tender (91 y.o.) around for nothing.
the best thing that he's smoking cigars dailey until now
so the reason of a short life is not smoking cigars and cigarettes
the real reason is because ur not happy ☺
Leslie Anderson Hennessy doesn't make whiskey. We don't believe you. You're 12.
I don’t understand why people don’t like listening to old people’s stories, I’d listen for hours
Exactly! I've been thinking of seeking out some older (than me lol) folks, to hear their stories.
Because our western culture and dark forces attempt to create divisions between people and this is just another one; creating generational divides between people that have previously existed for millennia. Obviously one who has experience from age has wisdom and knowledge to share with the younger and less experienced. Modern internet culture does just the opposite because the more you can divide people the more you can control and exploit them.
JoJo Ma bro, dark forces? 😭😭
@@lavag1rl646 bruh LMAOOOO
@@jojoma4025 too much anime for you bro
Crazy how this guy would’ve nearly been a teenager by the end of WW1, and would have many significant memories from that era, including when the automobile wasn’t as common a sight on the dirt roads as horses were. God bless him, and may he rest in peace
This will forever be one of my favorite videos of all time. I come back and watch it several times a year.. really puts things in perspective and makes you appreciate life. Rip Mr. Overton. ❤️🙏🏻
The doctors who told him to stop smoking are already dead
You don't say!👍😁
Lol
Really did he die ??
Youssef Zaghloul yeah
😂
Who else got this randomly in their recommended today?
Skippy I did glad I came across it
Skippy me and I'm glad🙋🏽♀️
I'm from India and i got too
Me, and I'm glad it did
me and I’m sure he’s my spirit animal
*Richard Overton (1906-2018)* RIP He lived *112 years 230 days*
I come back to this video often. So much wisdom from someone so badass. Gonna crack a tub of butter pecan ice cream just for you Mr. Overton. Rest in peace.
Sad to hear he died this past December. He made it to 112 years old. Amazing.
R.i.P...true facts, God Bless.💖
Incredible life he lived.
His cup sure was to the fullest. .
Dont believe that's false you guys are stupid that video was posted in 2017 and hes 109 years old so give him more 3 years he died in 2020 ??? That's a lie count ...
@Grignak01 What's sad about living until 112 years old? That's a long time.
He’s seen 20 presidents in his lifetime, starting with Theodore Roosevelt..
That’s a lot of history
Is he still alive today?
Mustang 679 No
Flif ok thank you for letting me know at least his at peace now .
@@Smokiejoe679 If you're curious, one of the comments said that he died on Dec 27, 2018, at the age of 112. I don't know if that's true, but another person said he died in that year, so I believe it. What a great run, though, eh? And it seems like he was literally in the driver's seat for all of it.
A marvelous story of Mr. Richard Overton! R.I.P Richard Overton.
it really makes me smile, literally. Being able to see people who was born 97 years apart from myself is quite astonishing for me. And even if he is no longer in this world, the memories about him will be here forever as long as i live.
Rest in Peace our hero
Imagine the stories this guy has.
NOXlade we should go and get some stories from him lol
NOXlade Is love to sit outside for a couple of days and smoke and listen to his stories. I don't like talking to people much but I could listen to that man all day
EraseMeWhole agree
EraseMeWhole i bet people would pay for that. HE COULD START A BUSINESS! !!!
I'm pretty If i was that man I wouldn't want to talk about the experience in ww2. respect to that man
*Rest Easy Chief*
RIP. Can't even imagine the conversations he's having in Heaven right now.
When did he die?
@@gamebreakerx2006 27th of December 2018
uubbaaa wow ok RIP
OMG i just checked him up before christmas and he was alive...What a legend
God bless you Mr. Overton and Thank you for your service in all things
This mans smile is so contagious. Rip to the legend. 🕊❤🎖
He just turned 112! Happy Birthday Richard!
Sefu video was made years before it was uploaded
bassallyear you mean 111?
Sefu stfu
he died
I glad to hear he is still alive I got worried for a second.
So basically mental health is the most important thing.
Yes. My greatgrandma died at 96, still sound of mind ( even if her bidy was failing)
That's what I took from this as well. No need to have all the new flashy things in life, no need to compete with others to have the better thing, just need to be happy with what you have
Ya world war II left people pretty chill afterwards
It is, until cancer comes up knocking on the door...
I don’t think that it actually can keep you alive longer I think he’s just lucky mixed with some good and healthy lifestyle not counting smoking
Mr. Overton in this video here, has kept me going during some DARK days. I return to this vid again and again as needed. Rx- Prescription Wisdom.
🙏 RIP RICHARD OVERTON 🙏
You have lived a good life and touched the hearts of many.
🇺🇲Thank you for your service 🇺🇲
RIP BIG RICH OVERTON!!
Stress will kill you. My grandfather lived a very long life, and he always said, "smile, relax and dont go thinking about the stuff you cant control".
Big facts! I tell one of my bosses almost weekly to calm down or he’s going to die young. They’ve talked to me numerous times about a promotion and I turn them down because I don’t want the stress.
@@hellac6 good for you! Money isnt everything.
Amen
God I wish it were that easy for me
I always think about the stuff that is beyond my capabilities and one of them is death. It troubles me every time I think about it. I can't get it out of my head.
Cigars, coffee, whisky, ice cream, God, cats, friendship... sounds like the perfect life to me
tacticAL
plus: no TV , no internet , no sex , strong faith
:)
Cats are the best at staying way too clean. They lick themselves all day. The bad thing is they puke because they lick themselves too much. Too clean. When they shit, they like to cover the turd real good, like they'ar ashamed of shatting. Poop chute, but clean and fresh. Crisp.
simplythebest286 if I can be as happy as this man, for that long, I wouldn't mind not having those things
Annalee Poetic you could Declaw the cat
RIP Richard ❤
You were a hero and badass
Coming back to this video 3-5 yrs later - the world needs some more of his advice
Massive legend. Smoking 12 cigars, whiskey in the morning, ice cream at night, attends church. All at 109 and enjoying life.
Wheat Harvester gotta live healthy for the very first 50 years of ur life to do that for the next haha!
Meanwhile people nowadays getting heart attacks at teenage years
Wheat Harvester
He sadly passed away in late December 2018, but yes, indeed a legend.
Unfortunately he died
DreamsIntoReality thats me
This guy be like :
"The doctors who told me smoking kills died before me".
GREAT RESPECT!
1000 Subs With No Videos ? He never inhale
It still does tho
@@steve00alt70 yeah because every people who smoke is inhaling the smoke from the cigarrete when you just taste the cigarrete but hold your breath you don t get all of those cancerous stuff in your lungs btw I don t smoke I just found this idea smart and have myself thought of it before too
@@mrhatman675 It still not a good idea to smoke
@@DX413RB8 I know and I won t ever smoke I just thought this is much better than doing a cigarrete and inhaling the smoke from it
Rest in peace Richard , this video truly moved me . I have always respected my elders and tried to learn from them I won’t let your experience die my friend I’ll pass what I know to my kids and anyone who asks.
I also return to this video quite often. Rest in peace sir
Richard Overton died on December 27 at the age of 112, 230 days
May Mr Overton truly rest in peace with all the other brave men who sacrificed their lives for us
WE LOVE YOU RICHARD
Amen
Umm. I think you messed up writing that bc 112230 days is over 300 years.
@@crispinnoakes6164 I think he probably meant 112yrs. + 230 days
SoloC Iamme ohhh okay my bad
Thank you for the update Jordan.
He finally gave out, but never gave up. Respect
Nuh-uh you lying bro.
@james gomez Sorry but he actually did die. Look it up.
He's chillin with the Lord now having a good ol' time. I guarantee it.
@@jamesgomez6548 same here bro😒😒
Sadly at that age any little illness can get you... But he kept healthy for a good long time. Good for him
I had the pleasure of attending Mr. Overton’s 100th birthday party in Austin. What a wonderful experience getting to know him.
It sounds like the key to life is to focus on what makes sense and what makes you happy. He didn't really talk about what he doesn't like. This was a sweet video.
I agree. On top of just doing what makes you happy drink milk everyday!
In addition, you gotta drink soup. Broccoli soup, man. That stuff is delicious and healthy.
"Keeps me going" "makes me feel good" "I think it helps me push myself along" "Good to have a spiritual life but you gotta live it!" -Topic was church.
whatever it sounds like the key in life is not a philosophy or attitude but good genetics complemented by reasonably healthy lifestyle
RPDBY indeed, healthy eating and good routine to keep the body going
He won life. He was happy and that’s all that really matters in life
edit 19-10-20: I posted this when i was depressed last year and i just saw this comment had 2.4k likes. I didn’t think anyone would see this
agreed
Adromedox Don’t give me an existential crisis.
Adromedox Oh god not again
Adromedox there’s absolutely no point in being nihilistic about these things either then, just live life for whatever it is and move on, it’s really not all that hard, you’re just making it hard for yourself.
@Adromedox True
If you give up you’re through. You just doubting yourself”
This is something we all need to hear, especially in times where people are stressed or feel that they are not succeeding. We can all learn something from this. Rest well Mr.Overton, God bless your soul ❤
What a beautiful soul. God bless you sir
Bless this old guy! I would love to just sit on the porch and smoke and talk with him all day long.
Chris Cunningham you should stop smoking
no, i want to live until im 109
OSAMA BIN LIFTIN As someone who enjoys a cigar every once in a while, I must emphasize a difference between cigarettes and cigars or pipes. Is any of it 100% healthy? No. But a smoke once in a while is very relaxing and meditative. Mr. Overton overdoes it, but he knows that, and he's doing fine. Just remember that there is a difference between fake, mass produced tobacco and cigar or pipe tobacco.
noahconstrictor100 Just watch out for yourself man
The stories he could tell ... :)
He seems like that cool old dude who's got a ton of badass stories to tell.
I like hearing stories. I wanna hear his time in the Great Depression, stories of when he fought in WWII, and stories of your childhood are always the best. My mom calls people who went through WWI-9/11 the "Great Generation" She says they went through the most changes in life.
@Axion oh, well, it would've still been cool to meet him and hear his stories. He probably had a lot. Now, this is where the people who knew him, pass the stories on.
He is and he does.
@@isaphoenix9673
Me too i love stories
yeah, i wish i could have met him when he was alive
Mr. Overton, you are an inspiration to this 87-year-old youngster. Thank you for being an honest you.
Bet this guy had some serious wisdom to pass down to younger people. Rest is peace