Norman Albert Hill
Norman Albert Hill (born April 6, 1906 in San José , † December 14, 1996 ) was an American cyclist.
Norman Albert Hill carried newspapers on his bicycle during his school days. At the age of 14 he joined the Garden City Wheelmen sports club ; At the age of 18 he decided to become a professional and drove to Newark to race on the popular cycling track there. In 1924 Hill drove his first of a total of 50 six-day races , of which he won three in 1933, two in Boston with Dave Lands and with Albert Crossley and one in Cleveland with Reggie McNamara . For a short time in between, he worked for Thomas Edison's company .
In 1933, 1935 and 1936 Hill was American "All Round Champion". In 1937 he had a serious crash in the Buffalo Six Days Race and injured three vertebrae . He finished his cycling career and took a job at General Motors .
In 1924, Norman Albert Hill married his wife Betty, with whom he celebrated the Iron Wedding in 1994 . In 1996 he was inducted into the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame , which opened an exhibit specifically about him in 2012.
literature
- Roger de Maertelaere: De Mannen van de night. 100 years of zesdaagsen. De Eecloonaar, Eeklo 2000, ISBN 90-74128-67-X , pp. 215-216
Web links
- Norman Albert Hill in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Norman A. Hill at usbhof.org
- Norman Hill on mtdemocrat.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hill, Norman Albert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 6, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Jose |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 14, 1996 |