| 词条 | Chick Lang Sr. |
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CareerDuring the 1970s and 1980s, Lang wore several hats in the racing business but was perhaps best known in his roles as general manager of the Maryland Jockey Club tracks, Pimlico and Laurel. He also was the jockey agent for Bill Hartack, when Hartack rose to prominence during his Hall of Fame career in the 1950s. In his later years, Lang served as a consultant and commentator for numerous tracks and media outlets.[2] Chick Lang was credited with bringing the Preakness national attention when the Kentucky Derby overshadowed it. He tirelessly promoted the Baltimore race, and traveled to the Kentucky Derby with signs reading, "Next Stop Preakness". He once floated hundreds of yellow and black balloons over the Kentucky Derby Parade.[1] Lang started as a successful jockey’s agent and worked at Pimlico from 1960 to 1987, holding the positions of director of racing, vice president, and general manager. In 1965, he brought a school bus full of his daughter’s friends to the infield to watch the races.[1] DeathChick Lang died on March 18, 2010 of natural causes[1] at The Pines, a medical care facility in Easton, Maryland, at the age of 83.[3] He is survived by his wife of 63 years, the former Nancy Christman, a daughter, Deborah Tessier, of Monkton; a sister, June Rossi, of Coral Gables, Florida; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a son, Charles Robert Lang, a former jockey's agent and turf writer for The Evening Sun, who died in 1994.[4] According to Mrs. Lang, "Chick's wishes were to be cremated and to have his ashes sprinkled in the winner's circle at Pimlico."[4] LegacyThe Maryland Jockey Club plans to rename the Hirsch Jacobs Grade 3 sprint for three-year-olds the Chick Lang Stakes, which will be part of the Preakness under card.[3] References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web |url=http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2010/03/20/chick_lang_83_transformed_preakness/|title=‘Chick’ Lang, 83; transformed Preakness|date=March 19, 2010|work=The Boston Globe|agency=Associated Press story|accessdate=March 20, 2010}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lang Sr., Chick}}{{US-horseracing-bio-stub}}2. ^{{cite web |url=http://talk.baltimoresun.com/showthread.php?t=242054|title=Chick Lang, Sr. death notice|date=March 19, 2010 |work=The Baltimore Sun|accessdate=March 20, 2010}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://wbal.com/apps/news/templates/story.aspx?articleid=47863&zoneid=2|title=Pimlico Plans Tributes To Chick Lang|author=John Patti|date=March 19, 2010|publisher=WBAL|accessdate=March 21, 2010|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324184715/http://www.wbal.com/apps/news/templates/story.aspx?articleid=47863&zoneid=2|archivedate=March 24, 2010|df=}} 4. ^1 {{cite news|title=Charles John 'Chick' Lang dies at 83|author1=Mike Klingaman|author2=Kent Baker|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=March 19, 2010 |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/horse-racing/bal-md.ob.sp.lang19mar19,0,479672.story|accessdate=March 21, 2010}} 3 : 1926 births|2010 deaths|General and operations managers |
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