Zachariah Blackistone

Zachariah D. Blackistone (February 16, 1871 – April 18, 1982) was an American verified supercentenarian. He was born in Maryland and started a floral company in 1898. A big fan of golf, he entered the Sea Island Seniors Golf Tournament for the first time when he was 89 years old. He continued competing in this tournament for well over 10 years. Aside from that, he was also an active driver as a centenarian. When he was 100 years old, he renewed his drivers’ license for another 4 years by passing the test. He scored 95% on the written test, which comprises of 20 questions. For the road test, he just about met the minimum score criteria of 75. His weak points were forgetting to signal when changing lanes. His strong points were parking lots and not being nervous when taking the test.

It was mentioned that Blackistone was 5'8 tall at age 100. He started every morning by running 200 yards outside his apartment house. He died on April 18, 1982, at the age of 111 years, 61 days.