Tony Lewis (speedway rider)

Alfred Edward Lewis (6 June 1923 – 6 October 1997) was a motorcycle speedway rider from England.

[1][2] Lewis, born in Bournemouth, raced on local grasstracks before being offered a contract by Poole Pirates manager Sid Hazzard in 1949.

[4] Lewis would ride for Poole for 13 seasons, spanning the years 1950 to 1968[5] and would become a club legend.

[8] The crash nearly cost him his life and he missed four years of speedway.

[6] Lewis averaged 10.43 and 10.32 during the 1960 and 1961 seasons respectively,[9] and scored 2,435 points over 339 appearances for Poole.