The amazing life and career of Wall Street legend Art Cashin, who turned 75 on Monday

Legendary New York Stock Exchange floor trader and director of floor operations for UBS Art Cashin turns 75 onMonday.In honor of his birthday, Business Insider put together a slideshow detailing his incredible career.Editor's Note: Former Business Insider writer Myles Meservecontributed to an earlier version of this feature.Art Cashin grew up in northern New Jersey, and attended Xavier High School in New York City.He comes from a humble background. His parish pastor even paid for his school uniform.Source: Xavier High School via YouTubeHis father passed away a few months before he graduated, so he found a job on The Street to help his mom make ends meet.He graduated from high school in 1959. In his senior yearbook, where it said what college the student was attending, above Cashin's name is just said "working."He started on Wall Street as an assistant clerk at Thomson & McKinnon in 1959.Source: Xavier High SchoolCashin almost left Wall Street to become a folk singer.Cashin was in a folk singing quarter in the 1960s.The group auditioned with ABC Paramount Records, and itwent very well. They weretold that if the guy that ABC had just signed didn't end up working out, then they would get to create the next record.However,that guy that ABC Paramount signed' Ray Charles.Source:Xavier High School viaYouTubeSee the rest of the story at Business Insider
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