Dick Fisher | |
Nationality: | British (English) |
Birth Date: | 13 January 1933 |
Birth Place: | Lancaster, Lancashire, England |
Death Place: | Ellel, Lancashire, England |
Career1: | Fleetwood Flyers |
Years1: | 1951 |
Career2: | Belle Vue Aces |
Years2: | 1953-1966 |
Indivyear1: | 1963, 1964 |
Indivhonour1: | Speedway World Championship finalist |
Teamyear1: | 1963 |
Teamhonour1: | National League Champion |
Teamyear2: | 1958 |
Teamhonour2: | National Trophy Winner |
Teamyear3: | 1957, 1958, 1960 |
Teamhonour3: | Britannia Shield |
Richard Metcalfe Fisher known as Dick Fisher (13 January 1933 – 30 November 1986) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1] [2]
Fisher reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1963 Individual Speedway World Championship and 1964 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1953 to 1966, riding for Belle Vue Aces.[4]
Fisher was capped by the England national speedway team once and Great Britain four times.[5] He was the Belle Vue captain for three seasons and rode for them for 14 consecutive seasons in 264 National League matches and scored 1797 points.[6]