Clair Young of the Wolverine Sports Club

So often m-bike has focused on Detroit bike history prior to 1900.  However, much history was made after that, especially through the Wolverine Sports Club.

Last year the Wolverines’ Clair Young passed. He was a ten time Michigan State Champion during the 1940s and 1950s. That’s dominant.

His daughter Sheila Young went on to a very distinguished racing career in both cycling and speed skating — winning some Olympic medals along the way.

Endless Road Media produced this excellent mini-documentary on Clair Young.

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One Response to “Clair Young of the Wolverine Sports Club”

  1. Lynn Forrest Says:

    July – Aug 1956 Chicago. Fred Stolle’s track called Shewbridge Stadium. 10th of mile. 70 degrees in turns. What a ride!! I was 16 with a broken collar bone. Couldn’t race but I got to ride it. Smoky got knocked down and a pedal caught him under the eye. We were terrified that he had lost an eye. Saw this video, almost cried.

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