Print, Photographic

Photograph

Shanaman Sports Museum

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

2008.05.07

Description

A smiling Gregory Schumacher receives a trophy from an official after winning the 1964 All-American Soap Box Derby. There were about 70,000 fans there to watch the 14-year-old Schumacher win the national championship that earned him a $7,500 college scholarship. The soap box derby championships were first held in Akron, Ohio, in 1934. It is considered to be the greatest amateur racing event in the world and it spans nine decades.

Made/Created

Date made

1964

Place

Location

Akron, OH

Lexicon

Search Terms

Soap Box Derby, Recreational

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Schumacher, Gregory

Related Events

Event

1964 National Soap Box Derby Championships