Eddie Bald

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Edward Cannon Bald, or Eddie Bald, (1874-1946) was an American racing automobile driver who was retroactively awarded the 1907 National Championship in 1951[1] and was a champion bicycle racer in the 1890s.[2] After his racing career, he was an auto salesman from 1909 until he retired in 1925. He was born in Buffalo, New York in 1874 and died in Pittsburgh on July 2, 1946 at the age of 72.[2]

References

  1. ^ USAC & AAA Indycar Champions / US National Championship, Motorsports etc.
  2. ^ a b New York Times. "Edward C. Bald, Sr.: Former bicycle champion and automobile racer dies." July 2, 1946.