Jack Biggs Explained

Jack Biggs
Nationality:Australian
Birth Date:21 March 1922
Birth Place:Melbourne, Australia
Death Place:Bendigo, Australia
Career1:Harringay Racers
Years1:1947–1948, 1951–1954
Career2:Odsal Boomerangs/Bradford Tudors
Years2:1949–1950
Career3:West Ham Hammers
Years3:1955
Career4:Poole Pirates
Years4:1956, 1958–1959
Career5:Oxford Cheetahs
Years5:1957, 1960–1962
Career6:Ipswich Witches
Years6:1960
Career7:Coventry Bees
Years7:1963–1964
Career8:Newport Wasps
Years8:1965–1966
Career9:Cradley Heathens
Years9:1967
Career10:Hackney Hawks
Years10:1967–1970
Indivyear1:1951
Indivhonour1:Speedway World Championship bronze medal
Indivyear2:1950, 1951, 1953, 1954
Indivhonour2:Speedway World Championship finalist
Indivyear3:1949 (silver) 1950 (bronze)
Indivhonour3:Australian Championship
Teamyear1:1952
Teamhonour1:National Trophy Winner
Teamyear2:1948
Teamhonour2:Anniversary Cup
Teamyear3:1952, 1953
Teamhonour3:London Cup
Teamyear4:1953
Teamhonour4:Coronation Cup

Jack Edward Biggs (21 March 1922 – 8 December 1972) was a speedway rider from Australia.[1] [2]

Speedway career

Biggs was a leading speedway rider in the 1950s. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on four occasions including finishing third in 1951 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3]

He won four medals at the Australian Championship and he rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1947–1970, riding for various clubs.[4]

Before the 1951 season, Harringay Racers signed Biggs from Bradford Tudors for £1,000, in a deal that also saw the exchange of Arthur Bush and Alf Viccary.[5]

He was killed during a track accident on 8 December 1972 at Bendigo's Golden City Speedway.[6]

World Final Appearances

Individual World Championship

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jack Biggs. wwosbackup. 5 July 2021.
  2. Web site: ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 1 August 2023.
  3. Web site: World Speedway finals. Speedway Researcher. 5 July 2021.
  4. Web site: History Archive. British Speedway. 3 March 2017 . 5 July 2021.
  5. News: Transferred . Coventry Evening Telegraph . 22 February 1951 . 4 November 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  6. Web site: Jack Edward Biggs. Cradley Speedway. 5 July 2021.