Billy Dallison

British speedway rider
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroBritish speedway rider
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain
wasMotorcycle racer
Gender
Male
Birth1900
Death1946 (aged 46 years)
The details

Biography

William James Baden Dallison (20 June 1900 – 25 March 1946) was a motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the earliest days of the sport in Britain.

Speedway career

Dallison began riding for Hall Green Bulldogs during the 1930 Speedway Southern League and would remain one of the sports leading riders until the outbreak of World War II. He later became captain of the Birmingham team.

Dallison died suddenly at home, in Birmingham on 25 March 1946.

Players cigarette cards

Dallison is listed as number 11 of 50 in the 1930s Player's cigarette card collection.

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