Bill Shoemaker

Categories: Sports | Equestrian
  • Willie Shoemaker was a professional jockey that won over 1 million dollars in a 4 decade career.
  • Fast Facts:

    1. Born August 19, 1931
    2. Weighing less than two pounds at birth and was kept in a shoebox to keep warm
    3. He was known as "Willie", "Bill" and "The Shoe"
    4. He continued to train horses after being paralysed and wheelchair-ridden
    5. Died October 12, 2003 at age 72

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