Bob Hakes News Today

PITTSBURGH – The seven-hour drive from Oak Park to Pittsburgh for last week’s National Senior Games was nothing for Bob Hakes, 88, and his 77-year-old running mate Bob O’Connor. The two have traveled thousands of miles together by foot since their first meeting.Hakes has never had central vision in his left eye, directly impacting his balance. Meanwhile, O’Connor, a local psychiatrist, is two decades removed from a torn Achilles that became infected postoperatively. Surgeons believed the...

At 88, Hakes is still biking 20 to 25 miles, three days a week, and running or swimming, depending on the season, twice a week. He golfs on Thursdays. On Sundays he watches the morning news shows with his wife Lucy, because, you know, you gotta take a break sometimes.