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930:Stu Thomsen
910:Harry Leary
888:Harry Leary
446:Scott Clark
356:Harry Leary
341:See above.
291:Turned Pro:
262:See above.
1282:Categories
1169:BMX Action
1102:USBA Racer
1032:BMX World:
983:Total BMX:
922:BMX Plus!:
880:Gary Ellis
852:Super BMX:
784:BMX Action
186:Major wins
96:Discipline
50:1965-01-04
1253:BMX Plus!
1241:Super BMX
1229:BMX Plus!
1217:Super BMX
1193:BMX Plus!
1181:BMX Plus!
1157:BMX Plus!
1145:BMX Plus!
1133:Super BMX
1091:Eddy King
1059:BMX Today
1039:NBA World
977:BMX Plus!
942:Tim Judge
934:Greg Hill
916:in third.
884:Eric Rupe
821:BMX Plus!
802:Super BMX
795:BMX Plus!
770:Super BMX
730:Eddy King
651:Super BMX
360:Eric Rupe
174:1993-1995
166:1986-1992
158:1982-1986
141:1977-1982
133:1976-1977
115:Off Road
470:Amateur
463:italics
397:Amateur
215:racer.
91:Retired
1056:&
1042:&
1022:&
964:&
899:&
862:&
849:&
743:&
728:&
677:Broke
666:Broke
616:(USBA)
329:None.
75:Weight
67:Height
1109:Notes
788:Brent
668:wrist
603:Brent
587:(ABA)
562:(NBL)
549:(NBA)
459:Note:
389:Note:
236:Note:
220:Brent
107:Racer
1009:and
840:None
741:Alan
735:Eric
726:Mike
554:None
523:None
513:None
493:None
444:and
405:1976
358:and
209:U.S.
125:1976
104:Role
44:Born
902:Go:
878:To
681:at
679:arm
1284::
1089:,
940:,
936:,
932:,
376:**
52:)
1013:.
993:.
973:*
954:.
872:.
817:*
790:.
536:.
371:*
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