Born | March 11, 1911 [1] New York |
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Died | August 31, 1998 At his residence, Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Nationality | American |
Career history | |
1938 | Wimbledon Dons |
1939 | Southampton Saints |
Individual honours | |
1938 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
1937 | North American champion |
Team honours | |
1938 | National Trophy Winner |
Benjamin Kaufman known as Benny Kaufman (March 11, 1911 – August 31, 1998) was a speedway rider from the United States.[2][3]
Kaufman was a leading speedway rider in the late 1930s. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1938 Individual Speedway World Championship.[4]
He was the North American champion in 1937.[2][5] and he rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for Wimbledon Dons.[6]