Earl Kiser

Earl Kiser was a world class bicycle racer in the period around 1893-1905. He was a member of the famous Stearns Yellow Fellow Team that toured the world and won a European championship in 1897.[1] Like many cyclists he turned his interest to auto racing and was a star on the car racing circuit.

While racing Winton Bullet 2, he had a accident that cost him a leg. After recovering he then turned his interest to developing the Miami Beach area.

Kiser was from Dayton, Ohio. Ohio governor James Middleton Cox, who knew him in the 1920s, wrote of him, "Possessing great muscular strength...he made his competitors look commonplace.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Homan, Andrew M. (2011). Life in the slipstream: the legend of Bobby Walthour Sr (1st ed.). Washington, D.C.: Potomac Books. pp. 35 et al. ISBN 9781597977685. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  2. ↑ Cox, James M. (2004). Journey through my years. Macon, Ga.: Mercer University Press. p. 309. ISBN 9780865549593. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
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