Eric Rupe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Eric Rupe

American bicycle motocross rider

Date of Birth: 14-Jun-1963

Place of Birth: Reseda, California, United States

Profession: sport cyclist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Eric Rupe

  • Eric Fitzgerald Rupe (born June 14, 1963 in Reseda, California) is an "Old School" American professional bicycle motocross (BMX) racer.
  • His prime competitive years were from 1978 to 1990. Considered one of the most underrated BMXers in its history, he also had one of the longest careers in BMX.
  • He nominally retired from Senior pro racing after the 1990 American Bicycle Association Grand National but would go on to participate in Pro BMX competition on a serious basis for another 11 years, albeit in Masters/Veteran pro class, the class for racers past their peak competitive years, much like the Champions Tour (formally called the Senior PGA Tour) in golf.
  • He was given the term "Big Daddy" at a 1988 Rockford ABA race by the announcer Dugan Finnel.
  • He used the pharase “Big Daddy coming out on fire” for his win in Senior pro that day.
  • He specifically called him that because he knew Eric was a father by then with a few children at home.
  • Eric was one of the first racers to become a family man when he had his first child in 1984 (albeit Greg Hill became a father in late 1983) His clean-cut born again Christian lifestyle and philosophy lent greatly to the family man image.
  • Over thirty-four years after his first race he was still racing professionally in the ABA Veteran pro class until recently.
  • Today, he races in the Amateur 45 and Over cruiser class.
  • However, he still is very competitive, winning the USA Cycling BMX National Championship in that class on March 21, 2009.

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