John Adams
Jockey, Hall of fame inductee
1914 – 1995
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Who was John Adams?
John H. Adams was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1965.
Born in Carlisle, Arkansas, John Adams was nicknamed the "Iola Mite" for his boyhood home in Iola, Kansas. He got his first ride at a county fair where his father was delivering feed for the horses and other livestock. His parents didn't want him to become a jockey and refused to sign the necessary papers for an apprenticeship, so Adams misrepresented his age and became a journeyman immediately.
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- Born
- Sep 1, 1914
Carlyle Township - Also known as
- John H. Adams
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Johnson C. Smith University
- Lived in
- Kansas
- Kansas City
- California
- Died
- Aug 19, 1995
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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