Andrew Logan "Andy" Linden (April 5, 1922 – February 11, 1987) was an American

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Early life and military service

Linden was born on April 5, 1922, in

Brownsville, Pennsylvania Brownsville is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States, first settled in 1785 as the site of a trading post a few years after the defeat of the Iroquois enabled a resumption of westward migration after the American Revolutionary ...

. He served in the

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, where he was a standout boxer, and the National Guard.Brogan, Norm
"Andy Linden"
2013 Inductees, National sprint car racing hall of fame. He also rode hot rods in Los Angeles, California.

Career

He raced with great success until a 1957 crash caused a piece of metal to break his helmet, causing career ending brain damage. He is also technically a former Formula One World Championship driver, as the Indianapolis 500 was part of the FIA World Championship from 1950 through 1960, meaning that drivers competing at Indy during those years were credited with World Championship points and participation. Linden thus participated in 7 World Championship races, accumulating a total of 5 championship points. in 2013, he was inducted into the

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. He died in Harbor City, California, on February 11, 1987, and is buried at

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in Inglewood.''State of California Death Certificate''

Indy 500 results

References

1922 births 1987 deaths Indianapolis 500 drivers AAA Championship Car drivers 20th-century American sportsmen National Guard (United States) personnel People from Brownsville, Pennsylvania Sportspeople from Fayette County, Pennsylvania Racing drivers from Pennsylvania United States Navy sailors Military personnel from Pennsylvania 20th-century United States Army personnel Burials at Inglewood Park Cemetery {{US-autoracing-bio-stub