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Edward King (born October 9, 1964 in the Philippines〔(Eddy King August 1, 2008 interview )〕 (in 1970 his family settled in Chula Vista, California〔''Bicycle Motocross News'' June 1977 Vol. No.6 pg.4〕)) is an "Old School" former professional Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from 1977 to 1985. Eddy King is the elder of a sibling combinations of Mike & Eddy King in BMX racing. Only the brother combinations of Ronnie & Richie Anderson and Brent & Brian Patterson were more successful. His best known nickname "King Edward" is an obvious play on his name feeding off of the cultural knowledge of famous British kings named Edwards. Other nicknames included "Silver Bullet" "Eddy the King" and "The Dynamic Duo" which he shared with Diamondback teammate Harry Leary.〔 He was particularly dominant as an amateur winning most of his racing titles at that stage of his career. He would go on to be a professional for the remaining six years of his 14-year career. King would stay his entire professional career with Diamondback and would be associated with that company. ==Racing career milestones== Note: Professional first are on the National level unless otherwise indicated. Included under the title of "National" are American Bicycle Association (ABA) Gold Cup Qualifiers. Retired: In February 1989. He was 24 years old. He retired after his contract with Diamondback expired.〔''BMX PluS!'' July 1989 Vol.12 No.7 pg.47〕 He was basically burned out of the sport and felt it was time to do other things: The 1988 ABA Grandnational in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for Eddy King represented a changing of the guard. It was the same race in which his younger brother Mike King won the 1988 ABA National No.1 pro title. Eddy himself came in sixth place in Pro Open, winning US$210〔''BMX Plus!'' March 1989 Vol.12 No.3 pg.38〕 (US$367.99 in 2007). Eddy King's last race as a Senior Pro was the ABA Winternationals on February 19, 1989. He came in eighth place last in "AA" pro.〔''BMX Action'' June 1989 Vol.15 No.6 pg.24 (results)〕 He would race on at least two more occasions post retirement. He raced in the ABA Springnationals in Bakersfield, California on March 20 & 21, 1993 in the new Veteran Pro class with fellow retired pros including Tommy Brackens, Perry Kramer and Rod Beckering. He came in fourth on Saturday and fifth on Sunday. His old teammate Harry Leary won both days.〔''BMX Plus!'' July 1993 Vol. No.7 pg.58〕 He also raced Veteran Pro at the ABA Fall Nationals in Burbank, California on October 22, 1994, coming in sixth with Brian Patterson winning the event.〔''American BMXer'' December 1994 Vol.16 No.11 pg.91 (results)〕 *In the NBL "B" Pro/Super Class/"A" Pro/Junior Elite Men (depending on the era); in the ABA "A" Pro. * *In the NBL "A" Pro/All Pro/Elite Men; in the ABA "AA" Pro. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eddy King」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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