Erwin Bergdoll
| Erwin Bergdoll | |||||||
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| Born | Erwin Rudolph Bergdoll June 24, 1890 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | March 21, 1965 (aged 74) Camden, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||
| Champ Car career | |||||||
| 8 races run over 6 years | |||||||
| First race | 1909 Founder's Week Trophy (Fairmount Park) | ||||||
| Last race | 1914 Kalamazoo 100 (Kalamazoo) | ||||||
| First win | 1911 Philadelphia Race #1 (Fairmount Park) | ||||||
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Erwin Rudolph Bergdoll (June 24, 1890 – March 21, 1965)[1] was an American racing driver who competed during the formative years of auto racing. He competed in AAA-sanctioned Championship Cars as well as in the American Grand Prize.[2]
Racing activities
Bergdoll was born into a wealthy brewing family.[3] For a period of time his racing activities were managed by fellow Philadelphian Willie Haupt.[4]
Personal life
Bergdoll, along with his younger brother Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, dodged the draft during World War I. While Grover escaped to Germany, Erwin Bergdoll was apprehended and spent three years in prison.[3]
A resident of Haddon Heights, New Jersey, Bergdoll died on March 21, 1965, at Cooper University Hospital at the age of 74.[5]
References
- ^ "Settlement of Bergdoll Estate Gives Widow Bulk of Fortune". newspapers.com. Ancestry®. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Erwin Bergdoll". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ a b Brown, Allen. "Erwin Bergdoll". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ Brown, Allen. "Willie Haupt". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "Erwin Bergdoll, 74; Draft Case Principal", Courier-Post, March 22, 1965. Accessed August 14, 2024, via Newspapers.com. "Erwin Bergdoll, who with his brother. Grover, was a principal in this country's most prominent World War I draft dodging case, died yesterday in Cooper Hospital. Bergdoll, 74,, of 304 7th ave., Haddon Heights, had lived a relatively quiet life in recent years, although a law suit instituted against him this year by his son, Erwin R. Jr., still is pending."