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Published November 24, 2011, 12:00 AM

Jim Rathmann in 1960


Jim Rathmann is presented with a flower wreath and the trophy, rear, after winning the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis on May 30, 1960. Rathmann has died. He was 83. Son Jimmy Rathmann said in an e-mail message to IMS officials that his father died Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011, at a hospice facility in Melbourne, Fla., nine days after having a seizure at his home. (AP Photo)
Read the article: OBIT: Jim Rathmann, 83, Auto Hall of Famer, winner of classic 1960 Indianapolis 500