Roscoe Rann was a race driver born on February 3rd, 1917 in Dallas, Texas who competed in midgets, sprint and stock cars.
Rann took up racing after World War II. He initially started in midgets around the Dallas area and other circuits in Texas. Roscoe started racing stock cars in 1951 and later qualified for 3 NASCAR events in 1954 and 1955, completing 302 laps. He is sometimes credited as being based in Arizona.
Roscoe Rann was entered in the 1951 Indianapolis 500, scheduled to drive the #14 Pat Clancy Special. He was disqualified when he failed to pass his rookie test. This was his only appearance at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Contributor: Jim Adams (46501415) • March, 2022
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Dallas County Death Certificate
Name: Roscoe Rann
Sex: Male
Age: 59
Death Date: 08 Mar 1976
Death Place: Methodist Hospital, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
Cause of Death: Carcinoma of pancreas with metastasis
Marital Status: Married
Father's Name: Horace Clemmons Rann
Mother's Name: Alta Parsons
Birth Date: 03 Feb 1917
Birthplace: Texas
Occupation: Automobile metal worker
Residence: 3044 S. Polk, Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Burial/Removal: Liberty Hill Cemetery, Frankston, Texas
Date: 11 Mar 1976
Informant: Mrs. Alice Rann
Record Number: 17346
GS Film Number: 2243928
Digital Folder Number: 005145754
Image Number: 02423
Citing this Record
"Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K38R-BFF : 20 February 2021), Roscoe Rann, 08 Mar 1976; citing certificate number 17346, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,243,928.
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Rann took up racing after World War II. He initially started in midgets around the Dallas area and other circuits in Texas. Roscoe started racing stock cars in 1951 and later qualified for 3 NASCAR events in 1954 and 1955, completing 302 laps. He is sometimes credited as being based in Arizona.
Roscoe Rann was entered in the 1951 Indianapolis 500, scheduled to drive the #14 Pat Clancy Special. He was disqualified when he failed to pass his rookie test. This was his only appearance at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Contributor: Jim Adams (46501415) • March, 2022
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Dallas County Death Certificate
Name: Roscoe Rann
Sex: Male
Age: 59
Death Date: 08 Mar 1976
Death Place: Methodist Hospital, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
Cause of Death: Carcinoma of pancreas with metastasis
Marital Status: Married
Father's Name: Horace Clemmons Rann
Mother's Name: Alta Parsons
Birth Date: 03 Feb 1917
Birthplace: Texas
Occupation: Automobile metal worker
Residence: 3044 S. Polk, Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Burial/Removal: Liberty Hill Cemetery, Frankston, Texas
Date: 11 Mar 1976
Informant: Mrs. Alice Rann
Record Number: 17346
GS Film Number: 2243928
Digital Folder Number: 005145754
Image Number: 02423
Citing this Record
"Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K38R-BFF : 20 February 2021), Roscoe Rann, 08 Mar 1976; citing certificate number 17346, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,243,928.
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Roscoe Rann was a race driver born on February 3rd, 1917 in Dallas, Texas who competed in midgets, sprint and stock cars.
Rann took up racing after World War II. He initially started in midgets around the Dallas area and other circuits in Texas. Roscoe started racing stock cars in 1951 and later qualified for 3 NASCAR events in 1954 and 1955, completing 302 laps. He is sometimes credited as being based in Arizona.
Roscoe Rann was entered in the 1951 Indianapolis 500, scheduled to drive the #14 Pat Clancy Special. He was disqualified when he failed to pass his rookie test. This was his only appearance at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Contributor: Jim Adams (46501415) • March, 2022
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Dallas County Death Certificate
Name: Roscoe Rann
Sex: Male
Age: 59
Death Date: 08 Mar 1976
Death Place: Methodist Hospital, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
Cause of Death: Carcinoma of pancreas with metastasis
Marital Status: Married
Father's Name: Horace Clemmons Rann
Mother's Name: Alta Parsons
Birth Date: 03 Feb 1917
Birthplace: Texas
Occupation: Automobile metal worker
Residence: 3044 S. Polk, Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Burial/Removal: Liberty Hill Cemetery, Frankston, Texas
Date: 11 Mar 1976
Informant: Mrs. Alice Rann
Record Number: 17346
GS Film Number: 2243928
Digital Folder Number: 005145754
Image Number: 02423
Citing this Record
"Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K38R-BFF : 20 February 2021), Roscoe Rann, 08 Mar 1976; citing certificate number 17346, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,243,928.
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Rann took up racing after World War II. He initially started in midgets around the Dallas area and other circuits in Texas. Roscoe started racing stock cars in 1951 and later qualified for 3 NASCAR events in 1954 and 1955, completing 302 laps. He is sometimes credited as being based in Arizona.
Roscoe Rann was entered in the 1951 Indianapolis 500, scheduled to drive the #14 Pat Clancy Special. He was disqualified when he failed to pass his rookie test. This was his only appearance at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Contributor: Jim Adams (46501415) • March, 2022
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Dallas County Death Certificate
Name: Roscoe Rann
Sex: Male
Age: 59
Death Date: 08 Mar 1976
Death Place: Methodist Hospital, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
Cause of Death: Carcinoma of pancreas with metastasis
Marital Status: Married
Father's Name: Horace Clemmons Rann
Mother's Name: Alta Parsons
Birth Date: 03 Feb 1917
Birthplace: Texas
Occupation: Automobile metal worker
Residence: 3044 S. Polk, Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Burial/Removal: Liberty Hill Cemetery, Frankston, Texas
Date: 11 Mar 1976
Informant: Mrs. Alice Rann
Record Number: 17346
GS Film Number: 2243928
Digital Folder Number: 005145754
Image Number: 02423
Citing this Record
"Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K38R-BFF : 20 February 2021), Roscoe Rann, 08 Mar 1976; citing certificate number 17346, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,243,928.
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