Willard L. Proctor, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American horse trainer
Date of Birth: 11-Dec-1915
Place of Birth: Lampasas, Texas, United States
Date of Death: 30-Oct-1998
Profession: horse trainer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Willard L. Proctor
- Williard L.
- Proctor (December 11, 1915 – October 30, 1998) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.
- A longtime trainer in California, he began his career as a jockey at bush tracks in Texas and Louisiana.
- After his riding days were over he turned to training, moving to California in 1955.
- From then through to his retirement in 1996 he conditioned 58 stakes winners.A 2003 inductee in the Texas Horse Racing Hall of Fame, the Willard L.
- Proctor Memorial Stakes at Hollywood Park is named in his honor.
- His son Tom is a trainer.
- In 1972, Convenience, trained by Willard Proctor, defeated Typecast in a $250,000 winner-take-all match race in front of 53,575 fans at Hollywood Park.
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