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   Coordinates: 39.4702988°N 87.3518982°W. Anton "Tony" Hulman Jr. (February 11, 1901 – October 27, 1977) was an American businessman from Terre Haute, Indiana, who bought the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1945 and brought racing back to the famous race course after a four-year hiatus following World War II .

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3. indyencyclopedia.org › anton-tony-hulman-jrAnton (Tony) Hulman Jr. - indyencyclopedia.org

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   Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner. (Feb. 11, 1901-Oct. 27, 1977). Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, Anton (Tony) Hulman Jr. was the grandson of a German immigrant, Herman Hulman, who landed in Cincinnati, started a wholesale grocery business, and then moved to Terre Haute.

4. www.indystar.com › story › newsRetro Indy: How Tony Hulman brought rundown IMS track back to ...

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   May 14, 2024 · In the fall of 1945 when Grace Smith Hulman was asked by her 44-year-old son Tony what she thought of his Indianapolis Motor Speedway purchase for $750,000, she said: "Tear it down and start...

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   Who was Tony Hulman?

   • Anton "Tony" Hulman Jr. (February 11, 1901 – October 27, 1977) was an American businessman from Terre Haute, Indiana, who bought the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1945 and brought racing back to the famous race course after a four-year hiatus following World War II . Hulman was born in 1901 in Terre Haute.

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   Who was John Hulman?

   • Hulman was born in 1901 in Terre Haute. He was educated at St. Benedict's School at Terre Haute, Lawrenceville School in New Jersey and Worcester Academy in Massachusetts. Hulman participated in the high hurdles and the pole vault at Worcester. He served with the American Red Cross Ambulance Corps during World War I at the age of 17.

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   Who was Tony Hulman's wife?

   • Hulman married Mary Fendrich, the daughter of Fendrich Cigar Company owner John H. Fendrich, in 1926. Their first child, a daughter named Mary, died just hours after her birth in 1930. In 1934, the couple's second daughter, also named Mary, but better known as "Mari", was born. Mari would later give Tony and Mary four grandchildren.

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   How did John Hulman die?

   • On the night of October 27, 1977, Hulman died of heart failure caused by a ruptured aortic aneurysm on the operating table in St. Vincent's Hospital in Indianapolis. He is buried in Calvary Cemetery, along with other members of his family.

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6. imsmuseum.org › fame_inductee › anton-hulman-jrAnton Hulman, Jr. - IMS Museum

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   ANTON HULMAN, Jr., commonly known as Tony, was the grandson of German immigrants who established a wholesale grocery firm in Terre Haute, Indiana. Hulman was a star athlete at Yale University in both football and track and field.

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   Jan 5, 2022 · Indianapolis Star. INDIANAPOLIS — Most things Tony Hulman Jr. touched eventually turned to gold. Indianapolis Motor Speedway, for example. He took it from a shuttered, dilapidated venue...

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   May 19, 2024 · Tony Hulman Jr, of Terre Haute, Capt. Eddie Rickenback­er and three time Indianapol­is 500 winner Wilbur Shaw sign the formal papers of transfer for the Indianapol­is Motor Speedway Nov. 15, 1945. Hulman purchased the track for $750,000. and provide a track and competitio­n that should be an invitation challenge to the greatest race drivers ...

10. polis.iupui.edu › anton-tony-hulman-jrAnton “Tony” Hulman, Jr. – The Polis Center - IUPUI

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    Anton “Tony” Hulman, Jr. If not for Tony Hulman, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway would very likely not still be in existence. Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, Tony was the grandson of a German immigrant named Herman Hulman.