Charles Kilpatrick (cyclist)

Charles G. Kilpatrick (11 September 1869 - 30 September 1927) was an American one-legged entertainer who became internationally famous for his cycling tricks. Born in Danville, Illinois, to James D. Kilpatrick, the former editor of the Vermilion County Press and Civil War veteran and Mary E. (née Cole), Kilpatrick left school to work as a miner where he lost his right leg in an accident with a rail car.

Charles Kilpatrick (cyclist)

Charles G. Kilpatrick (11 September 1869 - 30 September 1927) was an American one-legged entertainer who became internationally famous for his cycling tricks. Born in Danville, Illinois, to James D. Kilpatrick, the former editor of the Vermilion County Press and Civil War veteran and Mary E. (née Cole), Kilpatrick left school to work as a miner where he lost his right leg in an accident with a rail car.