Post by Placid on Jan 6, 2022 6:10:20 GMT -8
From December 29th.
The Haydens have lost their patriarch. Earl Hayden, the legendary superbike icon that brought his sons Tommy Lee, Roger, and the late Nicky Hayden, has lost his 11-year battle to cancer on December 29th.
As the patriarch of the Hayden motorcycle family, Earl was one of the most loved and admired figures in motorsports. His loss will be deeply felt by fans, racers and the industry, and the AMA offers its deepest condolences to the Hayden family and friends.
From AMA Editorial Director Mitch Boehm:
Earl was born in Newman, Ky. on March 27, 1947, and bought his first motorcycle while in high school. He later went on to open a Honda shop with a friend in Owensboro, Ky. In 1976, he married Rose Marie Kamuf and pursued a dirt track racing career for 20 years. The 3 Hayden brothers made history in 2001 after sweeping the podium at the Springfield TT, placing 1st, 2nd and 3rd — an accomplishment that has not been repeated. The Hayden boys all became AMA champions, with Nicky winning in Supersport in 1999 and Superbike in 2002, Tommy in Supersport in 2004 and 2005, and Roger Lee in Supersport in 2007.
In 2006, Nicky was crowned MotoGP World Champion, placing the family on the world stage.
Nicky was the first winner of the AMA Horizon Award that recognizes amateur competitors who are poised for greatness. Following Nicky’s tragic death in 2017 while bicycling in Italy, the AMA renamed its award to the AMA Nicky Hayden Horizon Award. In 2010, Earl was diagnosed with throat cancer. In 2014, he released The First Family of Racing, a book that chronicles the Hayden family, their faith, traditions and racing careers.
Earl was 73.
www.cyclenews.com/2021/12/article/rip-earl-hayden/
The Haydens have lost their patriarch. Earl Hayden, the legendary superbike icon that brought his sons Tommy Lee, Roger, and the late Nicky Hayden, has lost his 11-year battle to cancer on December 29th.
As the patriarch of the Hayden motorcycle family, Earl was one of the most loved and admired figures in motorsports. His loss will be deeply felt by fans, racers and the industry, and the AMA offers its deepest condolences to the Hayden family and friends.
From AMA Editorial Director Mitch Boehm:
Earl Hayden was one of the very best examples of the ‘racing parent’ — along with wife Rose, of course. He and Rose gave those kids as much opportunity to excel as they could, and they certainly took advantage of it. Earl will be greatly missed, just as Nicky is…
Earl was born in Newman, Ky. on March 27, 1947, and bought his first motorcycle while in high school. He later went on to open a Honda shop with a friend in Owensboro, Ky. In 1976, he married Rose Marie Kamuf and pursued a dirt track racing career for 20 years. The 3 Hayden brothers made history in 2001 after sweeping the podium at the Springfield TT, placing 1st, 2nd and 3rd — an accomplishment that has not been repeated. The Hayden boys all became AMA champions, with Nicky winning in Supersport in 1999 and Superbike in 2002, Tommy in Supersport in 2004 and 2005, and Roger Lee in Supersport in 2007.
In 2006, Nicky was crowned MotoGP World Champion, placing the family on the world stage.
Nicky was the first winner of the AMA Horizon Award that recognizes amateur competitors who are poised for greatness. Following Nicky’s tragic death in 2017 while bicycling in Italy, the AMA renamed its award to the AMA Nicky Hayden Horizon Award. In 2010, Earl was diagnosed with throat cancer. In 2014, he released The First Family of Racing, a book that chronicles the Hayden family, their faith, traditions and racing careers.
Earl was 73.
www.cyclenews.com/2021/12/article/rip-earl-hayden/