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LONDON,
England - British motorcycle great Geoff Duke has died at the age of 92
on the Isle of Man, the sport's spiritual home where the six-times champion raced to six TT victories in the 1950's.
The man known as
'The Duke' in an era when British motorcycles and their riders led the
world, retired from the championship in 1959 after 33 GP wins. He was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE).
He was one of Britain's top sports personalities in the post-Second World War period, was voted Sportsman of the Year in 1951 and entered motorcycling legend as the first rider to compete in one-piece leathers.
