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Name
  
W. Brown


W. W. Brown

Born
  
February 27, 1886 (
1886-02-27
)
Dodge City, Kansas

Died
  
June 14, 1958(1958-06-14) (aged 72) Kansas City, Missouri

Other names
  
W. W. Brown William W. Brown Cockeyed Brown

William Wayne Brown (27 February 1886 – 14 June 1958) was an American racecar driver who participated in the 1919 Indianapolis 500.

Biography

He was born on February 27, 1886 in Dodge City, Kansas.

On July 17, 1913 he went hillclimbing in his car, the Bear Cat, twenty miles to the summit of Pikes Peak in a . The ascent took 5 hours and 28 minutes.

He participated in the 1919 Indianapolis 500.

He died on June 14, 1958 in Kansas City, Missouri.

References

W. W. Brown Wikipedia