Willie Shoemaker

Dead

Born: 8/19/1931 in Fabens, Texas, USA
Died: 10/12/2003
Age: 72
Cause of death: natural causes

Full name: William Lee Shoemaker
Noted For: jockey; won 11 Triple Crown races from 1955 to 1987, including four Kentucky Derbies. Paralyzed in an auto accident (1991).