Eddie Rigg | |
Nationality: | British (English) |
Birth Date: | 1919 12, df=yes |
Death Date: | February 1991 (aged 71) |
Birth Place: | Burnley, England |
Death Place: | Perth, Australia |
Years1: | 1947-1956 |
Career1: | Odsal Boomerangs/Tudors |
Years2: | 1957-1958 |
Career2: | Belle Vue Aces |
Indivyear1: | 1951 |
Indivhonour1: | Brandonapolis |
Teamyear1: | 1957, 1958 |
Teamhonour1: | Britannia Shield winner |
Teamyear2: | 1958 |
Teamhonour2: | National Trophy winner |
Edward Rigg (5 December 1919, Burnley, England — February 1991, Perth, Australia) was an international speedway racer who finished twice finished seventh in the Speedway World Championship final.[1] [2] He earned 14 international caps for the England national speedway team.[3]
Rigg started his career with the Odsal Boomerangs, where he stayed for the following ten seasons. In 1957 he joined the Belle Vue Aces and won his only domestic team trophies, the Britannia Shield in 1957 and the National Trophy, at the end of his final season in 1958.[4]