Jack Disney on bike

Jack Disney

Inducted in 1988 for Modern Road & Track Competitor (1945-1975)

Biography
Disney was born in 1930 and began his racing career in 1953. He won his first five consecutive national Amateur Championships in 1954. Jack won the National Senior Sprint Championship in 1966 and again in 1968. He was the silver medalist at the National Senior Sprint Championships in 1973.
He was a member of the US Olympic Team in 1956, 1964 and 1968.Jack Disney on left
He won a silver medal in the 1959 Pan Am Games.
Proving his athletic versatility Jack made two Olympic squads in speed skating.

Honors
1956 – Melbourne Olympic Games, Track, Sprint :: 5th
1959 – Pan American Games, Track, Sprint, Chicago :: 2nd
1966 – National Championship, Track, Sprint, Amateurs :: 1st
1968 – National Championship, Track, Sprint, Amateurs :: 1st
1973 – National Championship, Track, Sprint, Amateurs :: 2nd