1997 Darwin Awards

Named in honor of Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, the Darwin Awards commemorate those who improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it.

Fatal Flasher  1997 Darwin Award Nominee Confirmed True by Darwin (21 December 1997, Texas) A Dallas man who was exposing himself to passing traffic died Friday night. Police were alerted by a motorist who had spotted Richard Hollis, 47, standing naked on a railroad trestle. When officers arrived, Hollis was standing under the trestle, still naked. As officers approached, he grabbed his clothes and ran back onto the railroad trestle. He leapt from the trestle, apparently aiming for a concrete support underneath, but missed and fell 35 feet to the ground. He died at Parkland hospital an hour later. DarwinAwards.com © 1994 - 2008 Reference: Dallas Morning News Previous Next Visit the Darwin Awards Giftshop $5 Darwin Fish. 6" x 2.25" Silver Emblem like those commonly seen on cars only way sexier. A cute fish, floating belly-up, illustrating the mechanism of natural selection. Minimum order is 2.      Advanced Search HomeRulesFAQsAwardsSlushSite Map DarwinAward | HonorableMention | PersonalAccount | UrbanLegend