Sept. 1 (UPI) — A South Carolina man attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the largest collection of socks said he has surpassed 2,000 pairs.
North Augusta resident Darryl Parker, a retired firefighter and paramedic, said his sock collection started with a Father’s Day gift, and then he started receiving more pairs for occasions including birthdays and anniversaries.
“My wife was like, ‘Yo, listen, you got so many socks here…’ my grandkids came and told me… ‘how about we try for the Guinness World Record?'” Parker told WRDW/WAGT. “I was like, ‘You know what? Let’s do it.'”
The current record is held by retired CBS Philadelphia news anchor Jim Donovan, whose collection was tallied at 1,531 unique pairs in 2025…