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	ESPN.com: Shoemaker made racing history
		Billie Lee Shoemaker was born Aug. 19, 1931, in the west Texas town of Fabens.
		Shoemaker was left paralyzed from the neck down, and he was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving.
		In the years since, Shoemaker has filed lawsuits against the State of California -- claiming the highway was unsafe -- and the doctors who treated him -- alleging he was not treated immediately or properly for his neck injuries.
	espn.go.com /sportscentury/features/00016470.html (1249 words)

	Guardian \| Willie Shoemaker
		Shoemaker was born in an adobe hut in Fabens, Texas, the son of BB Shoemaker and his 17-year-old wife Ruby.
		Shoemaker won on his third mount, the three-year-old filly Shafter V. The prize was under $1,500 but, by the time he retired, Shoemaker's mounts had won more than $123m.
		Shoemaker took out a trainer's licence in 1991 but, within months, was involved in a car accident that left him a quadriplegic, confined to a mouth-controlled wheelchair.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,4773853-103684,00.html (1045 words)

	Willie Shoemaker (1931-2003)
		Willie Shoemaker, a superb athlete rode for 41 years, most of them in Southern California, considered to be the most competitive circuit in America.
		Willie Shoemaker's last race was February 3, 1990, after a yearlong tour of racetracks in North America to exhibit his skill to fans who had never seen him.
		After racing Willie Shoemaker's life would take a tragic turn when he broke his neck, and became a quadriplegic in 1991, when the Ford Bronco he was driving veered off a freeway in suburban Los Angeles, tumbled down an embankment and rolled.
	www.sportsecyclopedia.com /memorial/nhra/shoemaker.html (975 words)

	Bill Shoemaker - Who's Who in RCA VideoDisc
		Shoemaker broke his neck when the Ford Bronco he was driving veered off a freeway in suburban Los Angeles, tumbled down an embankment and rolled.
		Shoemaker's riding style of sitting almost still on a horse was emulated by generations of jockeys.
		Shoemaker won his first race as a trainer with Tempest Cloud, an upset winner who broke her maiden in the fourth race at Hollywood Park in June 1990.
	www.cedmagic.com /mem/whos-who/shoemaker-bill.html (1237 words)

	Willie Shoemaker Summary
		Shoemaker was only 17 when he rode his first horse in a race, on March 19, 1949, at Golden Gate Fields.
		Shoemaker broke his leg when he fell off and was struck by the hind leg of another horse.
		Shoemaker's bad luck continued a few months later when he suffered an injury two days before he was to race in the Kentucky Derby.
	www.bookrags.com /Willie_Shoemaker (2518 words)

	U.S. Representative - Silvestre Reyes
		Willie Shoemaker, who was born right here in Fabens, is arguably the most successful jockey in the history of thoroughbred horse racing.
		Following this accident, though, Shoemaker continued to assert the determination and empathy he was known for in the racing world.
		Willie Shoemaker’s depth and courage as a jockey and a person are unparalleled and we are all proud that he called Fabens home.
	wwwc.house.gov /reyes/news_detail.asp?id=613 (492 words)

	Willie Shoemaker - TEXAS-TEXAS SALSA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Born 1931 in Fabens, Texas, Willie Shoemaker is the most successful jockey in history.
		Fifty-four years after the 2 1/2-pound pre-maturely born Shoemaker was placed in a shoebox and shoved into an oven to keep him alive, Willie Shoemaker nursed a 171 shot, a colt named Ferdinand, to victory in the 1986 Kentucky Derby.
		Shoemaker considered Eddie Arcaro his toughest rival and envied his two sweeps of horse racing's Triple Crown events the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes with Whirlaway and Citation, the only prize to escape him.
	texastexassalsa.com /willieshoemaker.htm (424 words)

	Bill Shoemaker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		At 2.5 pounds (1 kg), Shoemaker was so small at birth that he was not expected to survive the night.
		Shoemaker sued Ford after the Bronco II he was driving rolled over near San Dimas, California and Ford settled for $1,000,000.
		The term "shoe-in" or "shoo-in", used to indicate a person who is certain to win some race or contest (particularly in horseracing), is sometimes associated with Shoemaker's name because of the phonetic similaries, but the term's use in horseracing actually dates back to the early 1900s [1].
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Willie_Shoemaker (650 words)

	Shoemaking - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Shoemaking is a traditional handicraft profession, which has now been largely superseded by industrial manufacture of footwear.
		Shoemakers (also known as cobblers or cordwainers) may produce a range of footwear items, including shoes, boots, sandals, clogs and moccasins.
		The shoemaking profession makes a number of appearances in popular culture, such as in stories about shoemaker's elves, and the proverb "The shoemaker's children are often shoeless".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shoemaker (427 words)

	Mind over Body: The Willie Shoemaker Story with Willie Shoemaker
		Willie Shoemaker is the most famous jockey in the world, holding the world record for victories with nearly 9,000 lifetime wins.
		Born in Texas, Shoemaker began riding when he was 6 and won his first horse race at the age of 17.
		Just as he was beginning a new career as a trainer, Shoemaker was partially paralyzed in a car crash in April 1991.
	www.webmd.com /content/Article/1/1707_50022.htm (3480 words)

	Willie Shoemaker - Moviefone
		Willie Shoemaker is the most successful jockey in history, winning over 100 million dollars in a career that spanned four decades.
		Referred to as "Bill", "Willie," and "The Shoe", Shoemaker was born in the town of Fabens, Texas.
		Willie Shoemaker - Filmography, Biography, News, Photos, Birth date, Relationships, Willie Shoemaker Film Clips, and Fun Facts on Moviefone.
	movies.aol.com /celebrity/willie-shoemaker/65399/main (114 words)

	TIME.com: Winning Half-Pint -- Oct. 26, 1953 -- Page 1
		Jockey Willie Shoemaker is usually a highly relaxed performer; he hunches up over his mount's neck and almost seems to let matters take their course.
		Willie, ordinarily a monosyllabic mumbler when it comes to talking about himself, once broke into a fairly long speech to explain his way with horses: "I'm trying to save the horse all the time—and hold his run for when he needs it.
		Trainers sometimes complain that Willie seldom seems to be paying attention to their pre-race instructions, but they admit that, on the track, Willie usually follows instructions to the letter.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,819015,00.html (654 words)

	Willie Shoemaker
		Shoemaker won the Kentucky Derby four times -- Swaps (1955), Tomy Lee (1959), Lucky Debonair (1965) and Ferdinand (1986); the Preakness Stakes twice -- Candy Spots (1963) and Damascus (1967); and the Belmost Stakes five times -- Gallant Man (1957), Sword Dancer (1959), Jaipur (1962), Damascus (1967) and Avatar (1975).
		Willie's victory record was surpassed in 1999 by fellow jockey Laffit Pincay.
		In San Dimas, California on 8 April 1991 Shoemaker was paralyzed from the neck down in a drunk driving accident (in which he was the drunk).
	www.nndb.com /people/920/000099623 (203 words)

	Shoemaker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Willie holds a B.S. in medical technology from Kent State University and an M.S. in technical education from the University of Akron.
		Before entering the classroom as an instructor, Willie was the assistant director of clinical chemistry at a local hospital.
		Willie coordinates various professional development programs for The Office of Corporate and Community Services.
	www.yourcorporateu.com /Staff/Shoemaker.cfm (161 words)

	Willie Shoemaker - Images and Biography
		During his last year of horse racing, in 1989, Willie Shoemaker was honored with farewell appearances at the greatest race tracks in the world, from the United States to Asia to Paris.
		Shoemaker's career was astonishing, spanning four decades and including a record-setting 40,350 races, 8,833 wins and $123 million in purses, $10 million of which was his share.
		Unfortunately, Shoemaker's retirement was tragically interrupted on April 8, 1991, barely a year after his last race.
	www.kevo.com /profile/Willie_Shoemaker/2437/spy/PROFILE_TAG/13357 (352 words)

	ESPN Classic - Shoemaker had grip on racing
		When you saw Shoemaker ride, you never saw anybody ride a horse better than he did.
		Bill Shoemaker waves his cap from the winner's circle after riding Swaps to the Kentucky Derby crown in 1955.
		In the years since, Shoemaker has filed lawsuits against the State of California - claiming the highway was unsafe - and the doctors who treated him - alleging he was not treated immediately or properly for his neck injuries.
	espn.go.com /classic/biography/s/Shoemaker_Willie.html (1354 words)

	Willie Shoemaker Biography (Jockey) — Infoplease.com
		Willie Shoemaker won his first horse race when he was 17.
		Shoemaker, Willie - Shoemaker, Willie jockey Birthplace: Fabens, Tex. Born: 1931 Died: 2003 Information Please®...
		The State of World Affairs from a Third Floor Window and Hello, Willie Shoemaker and Letter from the North.
	www.infoplease.com /biography/var/willieshoemaker.html (206 words)

	ESPN.com - HORSE - Excerpt: Red Smith on Willie Shoemaker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It was March of 1952 and a couple of guys in the walking ring at Santa Anita bumped into their equestrian friend, Eddie Arcaro, accompanied by a bat-eared wisp of a kid in silks.
		Before he was through, Eddie would ride winners of $30 million, but if somebody had asked him to name the jockey likeliest to break that and all other records for success on horseback, he would without hesitation have named the painfully bashful, almost wordless Shoe.
		Last Monday Bill Shoemaker won the fourth race at Del Mar aboard a horse named Dares J. It was Shoe's 6,033rd visit to the winner's circle, an all-time record.
	sports.espn.go.com /sports/horse/news/story?id=1461326 (916 words)

	, - Biography
		Born in Texas, Shoemaker began riding when he was 6, winning his first horse race at the age of 17.
		At the age of 54, Shoemaker was the oldest jockey to win the Kentucky Derby.
		In 1991, just as he was beginning a new career as a trainer, Shoemaker was partially paralyzed in a car crash.
	www.webmd.com /content/Biography/6/1756_50396.htm (139 words)

	The Shoe, Willie Shoemaker dead... - Ex Isle Forums
		Bill Shoemaker, who rode four Kentucky Derby winners and for more than 40 years was a commanding presence in thoroughbred racing, died Sunday.
		Willie was often called The Shoe by sports comentators, but those inside the world of horse racing called him Soft Hands.
		A high accolade for a barely 100 pound jockey that had to take command of a 30 plus mile a hour speed machine that weights ten times that.
	www.exisle.net /mb/index.php?showtopic=8484 (467 words)

	A limited edition bronze sculpture of Willie Shoemaker by Nina Kaiser Equine Bronze Sculptures
		This special edition was created at the request of the Breeders' Cup Ltd in 2004.
		It is inspired by the original sculpture, "Shoe" which was issued in 1988 and is sold out.
		The Shoemaker award is presented annually to the leading jockey of Breeders Cup day.
	www.equinesculpture.com /limited06_shoemaker2.htm (79 words)

	Jockey Bill Shoemaker dead at 72
		Hall of Fame jockey Bill "Willie" Shoemaker died in his sleep, a longtime friend said Sunday.
		Shoemaker won the Kentucky Derby four times, had two wins in the Preakness and five in the Belmont Stakes.
		Born Billie Lee Shoemaker in Fabens, Tex., on Aug. 19, 1931, he had his first professional ride in 1949.
	www.cbc.ca /news/story/2003/10/12/shoemaker_obit031012.html (1018 words)

	NPR : Jockey Willie Shoemaker Dead at Age 72
		NPR : Jockey Willie Shoemaker Dead at Age 72
		All Things Considered, October 12, 2003 ·; NPR's Steve Inskeep reports the death of champion jockey Willie Shoemaker at the age of 72.
		Shoemaker rode four Kentucky Derby winners, and in his long career he won more than 8,000 races.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=1463867 (120 words)

	WILLIE SHOEMAKER - ANNOTATED PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED
		The photo, taken by Bob Stevens, was likely used in a book.
		Willie Shoemaker is pictured on Sangue, the winner of the 1983 Yellow Ribbon Stakes at Santa Anita.
		Shoemaker, who won his first race at age 18, is the most successful jockey in history.
	www.galleryofhistory.com /archive/1_2003/sports/WILLIE_SHOEMAKER.htm (184 words)

	Mind over Body: The Willie Shoemaker Story
		The most famous jockey in the world will explain how he was able continue his life after becoming paralyzed.
		This event is meant for informational purposes only.
		MedicineNet does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
	www.medicinenet.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=54302 (943 words)

	Shoemaker,Willie Books - Signed, used, new, out-of-print
		"Look out, Dick Francis", declared the West Coast Review of Books when former superstar jockey Bill Shoemaker galloped onto the fiction scene with his first thriller, Stalking Horse.
		Shoemaker bolts from the gate again with Fire Horse--once more setting hero Coley Killebrew on the fast track to trouble with the rich and famous.
		When a race-fixing scandal gets him barred from the track, a premier jockey loses his job and his girlfriend.
	www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Shoemaker,Willie (267 words)

	Willie Shoemaker Quotes
		1 Quotes for 'Willie Shoemaker' in the Database.
		There are one hundred and ninety nine ways to beat, but only one way to win; get there first.
		All Quotes are provided for educational purposes only and contributed by users.
	www.worldofquotes.com /author/Willie-Shoemaker/1/index.html (58 words)

	GSN :: GSN Will Feature Legendary Jockey Willie Shoemaker on 'Tattletales' All Week Long Beginning Jan. 10 to Coincide ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		GSN Will Feature Legendary Jockey Willie Shoemaker on 'Tattletales' All Week Long Beginning Jan. 10 to Coincide With Premiere of the Network's Horse Racing Reality Series 'American Dream Derby'
		SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Legendary jockey Willie Shoemaker will be featured all week long beginning Monday, January 10 through Friday, January 14 on special TATTLETALES episodes during the network's Black and White Overnight block from 3:00-3:30 AM ET/PT.
		These special TATTLETALES episodes, hosted by Bert Convy, were taped in October 1975 and featured the following celebrity panelists: Babbs Shoemaker, Bernadette Stennis, Jean Bosley, Tom Bosley, Tom Fauntleroy and Willie Shoemaker.
	sev.prnewswire.com /entertainment/20050107/LAF04407012005-1.html (302 words)

	THE SHOE: WILLIE SHOEMAKER'S ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF RACING - Willie, and Dan Smith Shoemaker
		THE SHOE: WILLIE SHOEMAKER'S ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF RACING by Shoemaker, Willie, and Dan Smith
		This photo-illustrated memoir of celebrated jockey Willie Shoemaker has a photo illustrated dj with yellow and white lettering over a dark brown hard cover.
		Shoemaker tells the story of his lengthy and successful career, illustrated throughout with numerous fl-and-white photos.
	www.biblio.com /books/6989623.html (258 words)

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