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Historic Overview Charles "Mile-a-Minute" Murphy

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Overall Rank13199
NameCharles "Mile-a-Minute" MURPHY
Country
  United States
Date of birth04-Oct-1870 - New York-Brooklyn (New York)
Date of death16-Feb-1950 - Jamaica (New York)

Biography

Charles "Mile-a-Minute" Murphy

Charles Minthorn Murphy (October 1870 – February 16, 1950), also known as Mile-a-Minute Murphy, was an American cycling athlete. He was the first man ever to ride a bicycle for one mile in less than a minute. He performed this feat in 1899 by drafting behind a Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) passenger car along the LIRR's Central Branch between Farmingdale and Babylon on Long Island.

source - Wikipedia

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