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| indivhonour = [[Speedway Premier League Riders Championship|British League Division Two Riders Champion]]<br>[[British Speedway Championship|British Champion]]<br>[[Elite League Riders Championship|British Riders' Champion]] |
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Revision as of 00:19, 10 November 2010
- This article is about the Speedway rider and promoter. For the businessman and U.S. ambassador, see John J. Louis, Jr.. For the British admiral, see Sir John Louis, 2nd Baronet.
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| Career status | retired |
John "Tiger" Louis (born 14 June 1941)[1] was an England international Speedway rider who rode for Ipswich Witches. He is the father of Great Britain International Chris Louis.
Career history
John finished third in the 1975 Speedway World Championship and was part of the England Speedway World Cup winning teams of 1972, 1974 and 1975. He was also World Pairs Champion in 1976 with Malcolm Simmons. He also captained Ipswich when they were British Champions in1975 and 1976. John won the British Speedway Championship in 1975. He was also British League Division Two Riders Champion in 1971 and British League Riders Champion in 1979.He joined Halifax in 1981 and spent one season at King's Lynn in 1983. He retired from riding in 1984 and is now the promoter of Ipswich Witches.
References
- ^ Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6