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Ron Stander |
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| Ron claimed the #44 car of Dave Kaut on August 29,1970 and decided
to go racing. The #44 was a great car and the current Bronco points
leader with Dave Kaut at the wheel. Ron only took the car out a few times in 1971. Won a heat on 7-4-71
with the car #99 now. I had the opportunity to follow (via my aunt and uncle) much of
Ron's career. My aunt Lois Robertson was especially fond of Ron
and often had a fight poster hanging in their house. She kept me
informed of Ron's progress from amateur through pro fighter on nearly
each visit to their house. And my visits were frequent. Why
not? My uncle Roy always seemed to have a racecar
around. On a few occasions, I saw Ron running up Roy's driveway, stopping
by while doing roadwork. He would have on a jogging suit and I
was quite intimidated by him. He was always nice, but the guy is sooo
big! My favorite Ron Stander story: Trying to get really close, Ron had accidentally backed his Dad's
car into Lake Manawa while fishing. He called Roy to retrieve
the car with his wrecker. "My Dad will kill me if he
finds out". Of course Ron wasn't really in danger of being
killed, but to see a big boxer afraid if his Dad was pretty
funny. It demonstrated Ron's respect for his father. Ron Stander (born 1947)
is a boxing
referee from Omaha,
Nebraska, who was once a challenger for the world's Heavyweight crown as
a boxer. Stander, who was ranked number 30 at the time among the world's
Heavyweight challengers, was given a try at the title by world champion Joe
Frazier, prompting his wife to say the now famous words You don't
take a Volkswagen into the Indianapolis 500 unless you know a short-cut. Stander, who wasn't very amused with the commentary, did not necessarily
embarrass himself against Frazier, but he lost by a knockout in the fifth
round, requiring 32 stitches to cover his cuts after the fight. Years later, he retired with a record of 36 wins, 21 losses and 3 draws,
27 wins coming by knockout. Here is an interesting write up on Ron, kind of gritty, but
interesting:
http://www.timmcmahan.com/stander/stander.htm From the Nebraska Athletic Commision website. http://www.athcomm.state.ne.us
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