DeWayne Keeter
Person
1944 –
Who is DeWayne Keeter?
DeWayne Keeter was an American dirt-track and motorcycle speedway rider.
Involved in motorcycle racing since the mid-1960s, Keeter had raced in speedway in the United States for only around six months before signing for Leicester Lions in 1969, becoming the first American rider to compete in the British League. Shortly before making his debut for Lions he was seriously injured in a crash that resulted in five broken ribs, a punctured lung, and concussion, but despite this he averaged close to five points per match, including a paid maximum score. After the 1969 season he returned to the United States where he continued to compete in dirt track racing, also riding in speedway in Australia in the early 1970s.
Keeter was critically injured in a crash at Ascot Park in California on May 1, 1975, dying two days later aged 30.
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