Eddie Sachs

Race Car Driver

Birthday May 28, 1927

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Pennsylvania

DEATH DATE May 30, 1964 (37)

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About

United States Auto Club racer who died when he crashed into Dave MacDonald's burning car on the second lap of the 1964 Indianapolis 500.

Before Fame

He made his Indy 500 debut in 1957.

Trivia

An inductee of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame, he is famous for coining the phrase, "if you can't win, be spectacular."

Family Life

He was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Associated With

His best Indy 500 was in 1961, when he finished second behind A.J. Foyt.