Born on this day, Bill Schindler, American racecar driver


Saturday 6th March 1909

Born on this day, Bill Schindler, American racecar driver. He lost his left leg from above the knee while racing in a Champ car race in 1936 at Mineola and is one of three drivers to have participated in the Indianapolis 500 with a prosthetic leg.


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