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Marshall Taylor
Marshall Walter "Major" Taylor is an American cyclist who started his amateur career as a teenager in Indianapolis, Indiana. He became a professional athlete in 1896, at the age of 18, and won a sprint at the 1899 World Track Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, becoming an athlete. first African-American to reach world championship level and second black athlete. to win the world championship in any sport. Taylor also set numerous world records in the discipline of sprinting over racing distances ranging from quarter mile to two miles. Taylor was the American sprint champion in 1899 and 1900, and completed races in the United States, Europe and Australasia. He retired in 1910, at the age of 32, to his own home in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Full nameMarshall Walter Taylor
NicknameMajor
BornNov 26, 1878, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
DiedJun 28, 1932, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter

About Marshall Taylor

Cyclist Marshall Taylor was born on November 26, 1878 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States (He dies at the age of 53, on June 21, 1932).

Cyclist who became only the second black man in history to win a world title in any sport, and the first African American to accomplish so in his sport.

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Marshall Taylor before becoming famous

Marshall Taylor was born in the Zodiac sign Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer), and 1878 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Tiger (兎).

He entered his first amateur cycling event when he was 13 and won it when he was 15 despite receiving 'hoots' for his performance.

Achievement of Marshall Taylor

Despite encountering significant discrimination at home, he chose to begin his racing career for Austria and New Zealand, defeating European champions in several of his 40 victories.

Marshall Taylor's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Gilbert Taylor, his father, was a Civil War veteran who was born on a farm in rural Indiana.

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He's been labeled the"Baseball Player Jackie Robinson" of cycling for breaking the color barrier in what was formerly an all-white sport.

Marshall Taylor Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Marshall Taylor updated on March 17 2023.