Benny Kaufman | |
Nationality: | American |
Birth Date: | March 11, 1911 [1] |
Birth Place: | New York |
Death Date: | August 31, 1998 |
Death Place: | Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Career1: | Wimbledon Dons |
Years1: | 1938 |
Career2: | Southampton Saints |
Years2: | 1939 |
Indivyear1: | 1938 |
Indivhonour1: | Speedway World Championship finalist |
Indivyear2: | 1937 |
Indivhonour2: | North American champion |
Teamyear1: | 1938 |
Teamhonour1: | National Trophy Winner |
Benjamin Kaufman known as Benny Kaufman (March 11, 1911 – August 31, 1998) was a speedway rider from the United States.[2] [3]
Kaufman was a leading speedway rider in the late 1930s. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1938 Individual Speedway World Championship.[4]
He was the North American champion in 1937.[2] [5] and he rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for Wimbledon Dons in 1938.[6] [7]