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Erwin Baker - Wikipedia
Erwin George "Cannon Ball" Baker (March 12, 1882 – May 10, 1960) was an American motorcycle and automobile racing driver and organizer in the first half of the 20th century.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Baker
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AMA Motorcycle Museum Hall of Fame | Erwin 'Cannonball' Baker
Erwin 'Cannonball' Baker Inducted to the Motorcycle Museum's Hall of Fame 1998 Pioneering racer.
Cross-country record holder. | E.G. Baker was an early motorcycling pioneer who set dozens of cross-country records riding a variety of motorcycles and sidecars. He also was known for record-setting runs in automobiles. By the time he retired from his pursuit of records, it was estimated that B...
http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?RacerID=15
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Cannon Ball Baker Record Setting Historic Cross-Country Motorcycle Ride | Cycle World
One hundred years later, we retrace “Cannon Ball” Baker’s record-setting cross-country motorcycle ride. Read the story and view the Cannon Ball photos at CycleWorld.com.
https://www.cycleworld.com/2014/07/18/retracing-erwin-cannon-ball-baker-record-setting-cross-country-motorcycle-ride
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The Life and Times of Erwin George “Cannon Ball” Baker | The Old Motor
An entertaining & informative vintage automobile internet magazine.
http://theoldmotor.com/?p=88359
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Obituary Erwin George Cannonball Baker - Newspapers.com
Found in The Indianapolis Star in Indianapolis, Indiana on Wed, May 11, 1960. Obituary Erwin George Cannonball Baker
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5788698/obituary_erwin_george_cannonball_baker/
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Motorcycle History: Erwin Cannon Ball Baker | RideApart
From 1908 until 1933, Erwin Cannon Ball Baker rode and drove more than 5.5 million miles and set no less than 55 different cross country records.
https://rideapart.com/articles/motorcycle-history-erwin-cannon-ball-baker
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The Story of Cannonball Baker, Badass Riding Legend | RideApart
Cannonball Baker is an absolute legend in the history of motorcycling; he's effectively the man who created endurance riding.
https://rideapart.com/articles/motorcycle-cannonball
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Racing Heroes – Erwin George “Cannon Ball” Baker
Indian Motorcycle sponsored Baker from 1912 to 1924. Photos courtesy Don Emde, AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame.
https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2013/07/02/racing-heroes-erwin-george-cannon-ball-baker/
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Gearhead Guys You Should Know: Erwin Cannonball Baker
Since we just told you about the Motorcycle Cannonball event and Brian Darwas’s film that documents riders dashing (as a figurative term) across country on motorcycles made between 1900 and 1930, we thought we should educate you on the man who first got the name “Cannonball” for taking such crazy trips just after the turn of the century and at the dawn of personalized mechanical transportation.
https://bangshift.com/bangshiftapex/gearhead-guys-you-should-know-erwin-cannonball-baker/
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Erwin "Cannonball" Baker to IMS | First Super Speedway
Probably the most noteworthy personality competing at the 1909 Federation of American Motorcyclists (FAM) race meet at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is seen here, Erwin George "Cannon Ball" Baker. This was a few years before he was given the nickname, "Cannon Ball" for his cross-country runs on bikes as well as cars.
http://www.firstsuperspeedway.com/photo-gallery/erwin-cannonball-baker-ims
