Cecil Yates

Cecil Richard Yates Sr

Personal information
Full name	Cecil Richard Yates Sr
Born	May 18, 1912 Thurber, Texas
Died	March 1987 (aged 74) Buckeye, Arizona
Height	5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Team information
Discipline	Track
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter

Cecil Richard Yates Sr (May 18, 1912 – March 27, 1987) was an American professional track cyclist. He is best known for his success in six-day racing, having 18 victories in his career and was described as being a strong sprinter.^[1]

During World War II, Yates served the Army Air Force for 34 months, being promoted up to a Sergeant. He retired from cycling in 1950, winning 18 of 56 total six-day races he entered.^[1] He was inducted into the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame in 2007.^[2]

Six-day wins

1934

Six Days of Vancouver (with Eddie Testa)

1935

Six Days of Detroit (with Robert Vermeersch)

Six Days of Louisville (with Jack Gabell)

1936

Six Days of San Francisco (with Henry O'Brien)

Six Days of Des Moines (with Freddy Zach)

1937

Six Days of San Francisco (with Jerry Rodman)

Six Days of Oakland (with George Dempsey)

1939

Six Days of Buffalo (with Gustav Kilian)

Six Days of New York (with Cesare Moretti Jr.)

Six Days of Buffalo (with Heinz Vopel)

1940

Six Days of Chicago (with William Peden)

1941

Six Days of Montreal (with Angelo de Bacco)

1942

Six Days of Milwaukee (with Jules Audy)

Six Days of Chicago (with William Peden)

1948

Six Days of Winnipeg (with Charles Bergna)

1949

Six Days of Cleveland (with Charles Bergna)

References

1. Arnold Devlin. "Biography of Cecil Richard Yates Sr". www.6dayracing.ca.
2. "Biography of Cecil Richard Yates Sr". www.usbhof.org.

External links

• Cecil Yates at Cycling Archives (archived)