Born | 4 May 1938 85) Weardale, County Durham, England | (age
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Nationality | British (English) |
Career history | |
1962-1964 | Middlesbrough Bears |
1964 | Edinburgh Monarchs |
1965-1972 | Halifax Dukes |
1974 | Cradley Heathens |
Individual honours | |
1968, 1971 | British Championship finalist |
Team honours | |
1966 | British League Champion |
1966 | British League Knockout Cup Winner |
1966 | Northern Cup Winner |
Joseph David Younghusband (born 4 May 1938) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England. [1] [2] He earned eight international caps for the England national speedway team and three caps for the Great Britain team. [3]
Younghusband started his career racing for Middlesbrough Bears during the 1962 Provincial Speedway League season [4] and improved his average to 7.92 in 1963 and 9.07 in 1964, the latter topping the club's averages. [5]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1965-1974, riding for Halifax Dukes and Cradley Heathens. [6] He reached the final of the British Speedway Championship in 1968 and 1971. [1] [7]
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