Scot breithaupt biography of william
Scot Breithaupt a legend and father of our great sport of BMX has passed, may he ride on in heavenly radness with the fabulous rides his own S.E. Racing.
Scot Alexander Breithaupt, who helped turn BMX bike racing from a backyard backwater into an international action sport, has died, authorities said..
Scot Breithaupt
| Full name | Scot Alexander Breithaupt |
|---|---|
| Nickname | "Old Man", "OM" |
| Born | (1957-07-14)July 14, 1957[1] Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Died | July 4, 2015(2015-07-04) (aged 57) Indio, California, U.S. |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 70.3 kg (155 lb) |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Bicycle motocross (BMX) |
| Role | Racer/promoter/manufacturer/sponsor |
| Rider type | Off-road |
| 1973–1974 | Matthews Motocross |
| 1975 | Matthews Motocross/Yamaha |
| 1976 | Dan Gurney |
| 1977 | FMF |
| 1977 | SE Racing |
| 1977–1999 | SE Racing |
| 2005–2006 | SE Racing |
Scot Alexander Breithaupt (July 14, 1957 – July 5, 2015)[2] was an entrepreneur, "Old School" professional motorcycle MX and bicycle motocross (BMX) racer and a founding father of BMX in 1970 whose prime competitive years were from 1970 to 1984.
Many consider him, in some ways, a founder of "Old School BMX"—an era from roughly 1969 to