Eddy King

Edward King (born October 9, 1964, in the Philippines (in 1970 his family settled in Chula Vista, California)) is an "Old School" former professional Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from 1977 to 1985. Eddy King is the elder of a sibling combinations of Mike & Eddy King in BMX racing. Only the brother combinations of Ronnie & Richie Anderson and Brent & Brian Patterson were more successful. His best known nickname "King Edward" is an obvious play on his name feeding off of the cultural knowledge of famous British kings named Edwards. Other nicknames included "Silver Bullet" "Eddy the King" and "The Dynamic Duo" which he shared with Diamondback teammate Harry Leary. age 10. He noticed a flyer for a race tacked on the door of his local bicycle shop near his home in San Diego, California and went to the Silver Wing Park track in San Diego, California to watch a few times. After that he decided to race. |
|Sanctioning body: ||San Diego BMX Association (SDBMXA). |
|Home sanctioning body district(s): || National Bicycle Association (NBA) District "S" (1975–1981);American Bicycle Association California 2 (CA 2) (1977–1989)
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|First race bike: ||A purchase from K mart in December 1974. It cost US$29.95). He won US$25, the equivalent to US$52.03 in 2007 (Cost of Living Calculator ). |
|First professional win: ||"A" Pro main at the American Bicycle Association (ABA) Wheaties Gold Cup Qualifier on April 9, 1983, in Lubbock, Texas on the weekend of ABA the Lone Star National. |
|First Junior Men/pro* race result: ||See "First Professional race result"
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|First Junior Men/pro win: ||See "First Professional win"
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|First Senior pro** race result: || Crashed in the semi finals and did not make main in the first of the NBL sanctioned ESPN Pro Spectacular race series on May 8, 1983, in Miami, Florida. He had moved himself up from "B" pro to "A" pro for this race. |
|Height and weight at height of his career (1983): ||Ht:5'5 Wt:~145 lbs
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Retired: In February 1989. He was 24 years old. He retired after his contract with Diamondback expired. He was basically burned out of the sport and felt it was time to do other things:

blockquote|Sparky: "Most of us from time to time decide to more on from companies of employment, but was there any particular reason for leaving DB, was it simply to progress your career? "Eddy: "I was tired and my body was tired. I had just purchased a new home and I wanted more time to pursue other interests and move forward in a different direction in life. Racing left little to no time for anything but racing, training, traveling, product development, and photo shoots. That is why I retired." (US$367.99 in 2007). Eddy King's last race as a Senior Pro was the ABA Winternationals on February 19, 1989. He came in eighth place last in "AA" pro. He would race on at least two more occasions post retirement. He raced in the ABA Springnationals in Bakersfield, California on March 20 & 21, 1993 in the new Veteran Pro class with fellow retired pros including Tommy Brackens, Perry Kramer and Rod Beckering. He came in fourth on Saturday and fifth on Sunday. His old teammate Harry Leary won both days. He also raced Veteran Pro at the ABA Fall Nationals in Burbank, California on October 22, 1994, coming in sixth with Brian Patterson winning the event. *In the NBL "B" Pro/Super Class/"A" Pro/Junior Elite Men (depending on the era); in the ABA "A" Pro. **In the NBL "A" Pro/All Pro/Elite Men; in the ABA "AA" Pro.

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