Ron How | |
Nationality: | British (English) |
Birth Date: | 1929 12, df=y |
Birth Place: | Little Missenden, England |
Death Place: | Great Missenden, England |
Years1: | 1951-1954 |
Career1: | Harringay Racers |
Years2: | 1955-1963 |
Career2: | Wimbledon Dons |
Years3: | 1964-1965 |
Career3: | Oxford Cheetahs |
Indivyear1: | 1959 |
Indivhonour1: | Southern Riders' Championship |
Teamyear1: | 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964 |
Teamhonour1: | National League winner |
Teamyear2: | 1952, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964 |
Teamhonour2: | National Trophy winner |
Teamyear3: | 1962 |
Teamhonour3: | National League KO Cup winner |
Teamyear4: | 1952, 1953 |
Teamhonour4: | London Cup Winner |
Teamyear5: | 1953 |
Teamhonour5: | Coronation Cup Winner |
Teamyear6: | 1959, 1964 |
Teamhonour6: | Britannia Shield Winner |
Ronald How (23 December 1929 – 10 October 2011) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1] [2] [3]
How won seven Championships and six National Trophy wins in a 15-season career.[4]
How began riding for Harringay Racers in 1952 and stayed with them for four seasons.[5] After leaving Harringay, he rode for Wimbledon Dons from 1955 to 1963, he sustained a significant ankle injury in 1959.[6]
He also won the Southern Riders' Championship in 1959 and the Pride of the Nations Trophy in 1963.[7]
At retirement he had ridden in eight Speedway World Championships and won 44 caps for the England national speedway team and 12 caps for the Great Britain team.[4]