Stan Dell

Stan Dell
Personal information
Nationality	England
Date of birth	(1912-10-31)October 31, 1912
Place of birth	Coventry, England
Date of death	24 November 1950(1950-11-24) (aged 38)
Current club information
Career status	Retired
Career history
Coventry Bees West Ham Hammers Cardiff Dragons Hackney Wick Wolves Birmingham Brummies	1932-1933 1934-1936 1936 1936-1939 1946-1949
Individual honours
None
Team honours
National Div II Champions London Cup Winner Anniversary Cup (Div 2) winner National Trophy (Div 2) winner	1938 1936 1948 1948

Stanley (Stan) Dell (born 31 October 1912 in Coventry, England - died 24 November 1950)^[1] was a speedway rider.

Career

Dell started his career at his local track at Coventry in 1932. When track close he moved to the West Ham Hammers and spent three seasons at the Custom House track. During 1936 he rode for Cardiff in the Provincial League and then moved onto the Hackney Wick Wolves, where he stayed until the outbreak of World War II, winning the National League Division II Championship in 1938.^[2] Whilst riding for a Hackney at West Ham he was involved in a crash that left him with a badly broken leg.^[3] Doctors thought an amputation would be needed but Dell refused and his leg was saved.

After the war he joined the Birmingham Brummies where he was awarded the captaincy. However on the 7 May 1949, Dell was involved in big crash with Vic Duggan and Arthur Payne. Dell was left with terrible injuries. Despite attempting a comeback in July 1949 he was clearly suffering from the effects of the crash.

He retired from racing at the end of that season and started a training school. The effects from the crash were still causing him health problems and further surgery was required. He did not reagin his health and died on 24 November 1950 aged just thirty eight.^[1]

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