William Lee Shoemaker

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/William_Lee_Shoemaker

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:human
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Bill_Shoemaker
gptkbp:awardReceived	gptkb:Eclipse_Award_of_Merit gptkb:George_Woolf_Memorial_Jockey_Award gptkb:Mike_Venezia_Memorial_Award
gptkbp:birthDate	1931-08-19
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Fabens,_Texas,_United_States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath	natural causes
gptkbp:children	gptkb:Amanda_Shoemaker gptkb:Gina_Shoemaker
gptkbp:deathDate	2003-10-12
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:San_Marino,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:filmAppearance	gptkb:Magnum,_P.I. gptkb:The_Lucy_Show gptkb:The_Littlest_Hobo gptkb:The_Fall_Guy
gptkbp:height	1.47 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	William Lee Shoemaker
gptkbp:inductedInto	gptkb:National_Museum_of_Racing_and_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableAchievement	oldest jockey to win Kentucky Derby (age 54) won 8,833 races won Belmont Stakes (1957, 1959, 1962) won Kentucky Derby (1955, 1959, 1965, 1986) won Preakness Stakes (1963)
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:horse_race
gptkbp:paralysisCause	automobile accident
gptkbp:paralyzed	1991
gptkbp:postRetirementRole	gptkb:horse_race
gptkbp:raceRidden	gptkb:Gallant_Man gptkb:Lucky_Debonair gptkb:Tomy_Lee gptkb:Ferdinand gptkb:Swaps gptkb:Sword_Dancer gptkb:Northern_Dancer Laffango
gptkbp:retired	1990
gptkbp:signature	Bill Shoemaker signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Babbs_Shoemaker gptkb:Beverly_Shoemaker Cindy Barnes
gptkbp:subjectOf	autobiography 'Shoemaker' (1988) documentary 'The Shoe'
gptkbp:yearsActive	1949-1990
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Bill_Shoemaker
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7