Joe Fogler
Joseph Stanley "Joe" Fogler (born March 17, 1884 in New York ; † October 5, 1930 ibid) was an American track cyclist .
Joe Fogler was a son of German immigrants. According to the Rad-Welt's sport album , he was a "thoroughly Germanic type" and also spoke German. At the age of 15 he became a professional cyclist and began his sporting career as a sprinter .
From 1904 to 1914 Fogler pro - cyclist and denied in those years a total of 26 six-day race , which he won nine, only five times the race in his hometown. In 1912 he finished second in the Berlin six-day race with Jim Moran , and in 1913 he won the first six-day race in Paris with Alfred Goullet .
After the First World War , Fogler organized six-day races himself and worked for cycling manager John Chapman . In 1930 he was killed when he was hit in the chest by his own rifle in a hunting accident.
literature
- Roger de Maertelaere: De Mannen van de night. 100 years of zesdaagsen. De Eecloonaar, Eeklo 2000, ISBN 90-74128-67-X , p. 208.
Individual evidence
Web links
- Joe Fogler in the Radsportseiten.net database
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fogler, Joe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fogler, Joseph Stanley (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American track cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | new York |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th October 1930 |
| Place of death | new York |