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British speedway rider

Bob Kilby
Born(1944-09-23)23 September 1944
Swindon, England
Died11 January 2009(2009-01-11) (aged 64)
Swindon, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1964–1970, 1975–1980, 1983Swindon Robins
1971–1973Exeter Falcons
1973–1974Oxford Rebels
Team honours
1967British League Winner
1967, 1968Midland Cup Winner

Robert Stanley Kilby (23 September 1944 – 11 January 2009) was a motorcycle speedway rider from England, who rode for the Swindon Robins, Oxford Rebels and Exeter Falcons. He earned 37 international caps for the England national speedway team and 5 caps for the Great Britain team.

Speedway career

From the start of his career in 1964 to its end in 1983, he rode some 2,226 times over 556 meetings, and amassed a total of 4,192 points. He was a member of the Robins' British League title-winning team of 1967.

He also won the Midland Cup on two occasions with the club in 1967 and 1968. He returned to Swindon in 1975 after two seasons with the Oxford Rebels.

He died on 11 January 2009 at his home in Stratton St Margaret, Swindon.

His son, Lee, wrote a biography of his father "To the Heart of Kilb".

References

  1. Lawson,K (2018) "Riders, Teams and Stadiums". ISBN 978-0-244-72538-9
  2. Bamford,R & Shailes,G (2007). "The Story of Oxford Speedway". ISBN 978-0-7524-4161-0
  3. Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 522. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  4. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  5. "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  6. "Speedway Trophy won by Swindon". Bristol Evening Post. 5 October 1967. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Lions Lode By Point On Aggregate". Leicester Daily Mercury. 16 October 1968. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Three new stars for the Racers". Reading Evening Post. 23 January 1975. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. Robins legend Kilby, 64, dies
  10. Bob Kilby Tribute at Swindon-Speedway.co.uk
  11. Kilby,L (2017)."To The Heart of Kilb". ISBN 978-1-5272-0921-3
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