Eddy King's best known nickname "King Edward" is an obvious play on his name feeding off of the cultural knowledge of famous British kings named Edwards.
10 Facts About Eddy King
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Eddy King was particularly dominant as an amateur winning most of his racing titles at that stage of his career.
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Eddy King would go on to be a professional for the remaining six years of his 14-year career.
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Eddy King would stay his entire professional career with Diamondback and would be associated with that company.
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Eddy King was basically burned out of the sport and felt it was time to do other things:.
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The 1988 ABA Grandnational in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for Eddy King represented a changing of the guard.
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Eddy King himself came in sixth place in Pro Open, winning US$210.
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Eddy King came in fourth on Saturday and fifth on Sunday.
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Eddy King raced Veteran Pro at the ABA Fall Nationals in Burbank, California on October 22,1994, coming in sixth with Brian Patterson winning the event.
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Eddy King stated that he knew of a couple of racers that actually used them:.