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1937 World Champion Bob Ballard Dies; Engineering Career Led to Many Patents

1937 World Champion Bob Ballard Dies; Engineering Career Led to Many Patents

by Andrew Husted | Feb 11, 2022 | Uncategorized

Soap Box Derby headquarters recently has learned of the death in November 2020 of Robert Lewis (Bob) Ballard, who won the fourth All-American Soap Box Derby in 1937, as the 12-year-old champion from White Plains, New York. Ballard was 96 and was the longest-living...

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