Professional Cyclist. Born in Evansville, New Jersey, he took up bicycle racing at age 15, and in his 22-year career earned an estimated $500,000. From 1901 to 1916, he won sixteen consecutive US National Championships and two European Championships in 1905 and 1906. In 1912, he won the gold medal at the first World Cycling Championship in Newark. He died at age 71 in Orange, New Jersey. In 1988, he was posthumously inducted into the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame.
Professional Cyclist. Born in Evansville, New Jersey, he took up bicycle racing at age 15, and in his 22-year career earned an estimated $500,000. From 1901 to 1916, he won sixteen consecutive US National Championships and two European Championships in 1905 and 1906. In 1912, he won the gold medal at the first World Cycling Championship in Newark. He died at age 71 in Orange, New Jersey. In 1988, he was posthumously inducted into the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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