William 'Tee' Linn
Born: |
07 Feb 1911 |
Died: |
26 Feb 1978 |
Nationality: |
United States |
Indy 500s: | 0 (1934) |
Badly injured in an August 1934 crash at Langhorne Speedway and retired. A varied and quick racer, he was expected to challenge strongly in the late 1930's until that accident, which was caused when a small boy ran out onto the racetrack; Linn very bravely sweved to avoid killing the boy but suffered a badly broken shoulder. His racing was helped through the family food manufacturing business, although he used his alias to disguise his racing from his family. He bought the ex-Frank Farmer car to race and adapted the engine and car accordingly.
Biography last updated 12 Feb 2018