World's oldest man dies: Salustiano Sanchez was 112

For a man who lived for so long, it was a short reign.

Salustiano Sanchez, 112, was named world's oldest man in June. Shorty, as his friends affectionately referred to him, died Friday at a nursing home in western New York. His reign lasted three months.

Sanchez's list of hobbies was varied: avid gardener, crossword puzzles, gin rummy aficionado, self-taught musician. His longevity, he once said, is a result of eating a banana a day.

He became the world's oldest man after his predecessor, Jiroemon Kimura, died of natural causes in western Japan in June. Kimura was 116.