Jeff Ruminer

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Note: Professional first are on the national level unless otherwise indicated.

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Started racing: In 1975 at 12 years old. He saw a flyer for a BMX race at a grocery in Shawnee, Oklahoma 15 miles from his hometown of Seminole.[http://bmxactiononline.com/index.php?option=com_fireboard&Itemid=26&func=view&id=278&catid=13 bmxonline.com interview.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810040454/http://www.bmxactiononline.com/index.php?option=com_fireboard&Itemid=26&func=view&id=278&catid=13 |date=2011-08-10 }}

Sanctioning body: ()

First race result: First place in 12 boys class.[http://www.shawneeoutlook.com/shawnee_ok_printme/470/print/ shawneeoutlook.com ]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

First win (local): See above.

Home Sanctioning body district/region: National Bicycle Association NBA Region K (Oklahoma); American Bicycle Association ABA District

First sponsor: Mongoose (BMX Products) 1976

First national win: In 12-13 Novice at the National Bicycle Association (NBA) Shawnee Nationals in Shawnee, Oklahoma, on July 17, 1976.Bicycle Motocross News August 1976 Vol.3 No.8 pg.8

Turned Professional: In 1979 at 16 years old.[http://www.shawneeoutlook.com/shawnee_ok_printme/470/print/ shawneeoutlook.com July 2007]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

First Professional race result:

First Professional win:

Retired: In 1985 at 22 years old. His last was the American Bicycle Association (ABA) Grandnational on December 1, 1985. He came in fifth in Pro Cruiser winning US$90.BMX Plus! March 1986 Vol.9 No.3 pg.66 (results) His name does not appear in race results again. The Murray pro team disbanded after that race.[http://bmxactiononline.com/index.php?option=com_fireboard&Itemid=26&func=view&id=278&catid=13 Jeff Ruminer Interview] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810040454/http://www.bmxactiononline.com/index.php?option=com_fireboard&Itemid=26&func=view&id=278&catid=13 |date=2011-08-10 }}BMX Plus! February 1986 Vol.9 No.2 pg.89

Height & weight at height of her career (1981): Ht:5'11" Wt:180 lbs.Action Now August 1981 Vol.8 No.1 pg.57

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Note: This listing only denotes the racer's primary sponsors. At any given time a racer could have numerous ever changing co-sponsors. Primary sponsorships can be verified by BMX press coverage and sponsor's advertisements at the time in question. When possible exact dates are used.

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• Mongoose (BMX Products): Early 1976-July 1976
• D.G. Performance Specialties (The initials stood for Dan Hangsleben, Gary HarlowBMX Plus! July 1988 Vol.11 No.7 pg.26)/Bicycle Shoppe: July 1976-Early 1977
• LRV (Leisure Recreation Vehicles) Racing Products: Early 1977-Late 1977
• Robinson Racing Products: Late 1977-December 1978
• Redline Engineering: December 1978-December 1981 He turned pro with this sponsor.

• Redline Engineering: December 1978-December 1981
• MCS (Moto Cross Specialties) Bicycle Specialties:BMX Plus! September 1988 Vol.11 No.9 pg.28 February 1982-Mid September 1982 His first race for MCS was the ABA Winternationals in Chandler, Arizona, on February 12, 1982.Super BMX June 1982 Vol.9 No.6 pg.32 (photo caption)
• Murray of Ohio: September 1982-December 1, 1985. After his sponsorship by Murray ended he retired from competition.

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Note: Listed are District, State/Provincial/Department, Regional, National, and International titles in italics. Depending on point totals of individual racers, winners of Grand Nationals do not necessarily win National titles. Only sanctioning bodies active during the racer's career are listed.

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National Bicycle Association (NBA)

• 1977 Oklahoma Region K No.3
• 1977 13-14 Expert South Pacific BMX Championships Champion.
• 1977 13-14 Expert Race of Champions (ROC) Champion

National Bicycle League (NBL)

American Bicycle Association (ABA)

United Bicycle Racers (UBR)

Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)

• None

International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)

• None

National Bicycle Association (NBA)

National Bicycle League (NBL)

American Bicycle Association (ABA)

• None

United Bicycle Racers (UBR)

United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA)

• None

International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)

• None

Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)

• None (FIAC did not have a strictly professional division during its existence) (defunct).

Pro Series Championships

• Named by Bicycle Motocross News the no.1 racer of the Midwest/Southwest and Up And coming Rider of the Year for 1977.Bicycle Motocross News January/February 1978 Vol.4 No.1 pg.14&15
• Ruminer is a 2001 ABA BMX Hall of Fame Inductee.https://web.archive.org/web/20070311001643/http://www.ababmx.com/index.php?page=default%2Fhalloffame&year=2001

• 1982 "JEFF RUMINER " signature Series one Haro number plate

• Broke Ankle in August 1982Super BMX November 1982 Vol.9 No.11 pg.5

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• He was the first non-Californian to win a Trophy Dash.[http://bmxactiononline.com/index.php?option=com_fireboard&Itemid=26&func=view&id=278&catid=13 bmxactiononline.com Gary Haselhorst May 1, 2007 interview] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810040454/http://www.bmxactiononline.com/index.php?option=com_fireboard&Itemid=26&func=view&id=278&catid=13 |date=August 10, 2011 }}
• He was one of the first members of the first full factory sponsored Redline team in 1978. Previously Redline Engineering only co sponsored racers in conjunction with other sponsors.[http://redlinebmx.wordpress.com/page/2/ Redline History page.]
• His pants motto* was: "who cares?"BMX Action May 1983 Vol.8 No.5 pg. 66 & 98
• He was also a High School football star in his native Oklahoma. He won individual titles like All Conference and All State Candidate playing for the Seminole Chieftains. He won a football scholarship to go to the University of Southern California (USC) as a running back[http://www.shawneeoutlook.com/shawnee_ok_printme/470/print/ The July 2007 issue of The Shawnee Outlook.]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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*Riders often put slogans on the seat of their pants instead of their surname as a small psychological ploy against their competitors behind them to read.

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After the Murray of Ohio BMX team was disbanded, he felt it was time to move on with his life and attended college.[http://bmxactiononline.com/index.php?option=com_fireboard&Itemid=26&func=view&id=278&catid=13 bmxactiononline.com interview by Gary Haslehorst] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810040454/http://www.bmxactiononline.com/index.php?option=com_fireboard&Itemid=26&func=view&id=278&catid=13 |date=2011-08-10 }}

• "The Flyin' Okie: Jeff Ruminer" Bicycle Motocross Action Vol.3 No.5 pg.32
• "Jeff Ruminer" Action Now August 1981 Vol.8 No.1 pg.56

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Note: Only magazines that were in publication at the time of the racer's career(s) are listed unless specifically noted.

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Bicycle Motocross News:

• None

Minicycle/BMX Action & Super BMX:

• None

Bicycle Motocross Action & Go:

• BMX Action October 1982 Vol.7 No.10 (8) in lower right insert In front of Bobby Woods. In top right insert Jeff Kosmala (27); in left center insert Andy Patterson.

BMX Plus!:

Total BMX

Bicycles and Dirt:

NBA World & NBmxA World (The official NBA/NBmxA membership publication):

Bicycles Today & BMX Today (The official NBL membership publication under two names):

ABA Action, American BMXer, BMXer (the official BMX publication of the ABA under three different names):

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• [http://www.ababmx.com/ The American Bicycle Association (ABA) Website.]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20060613042749/http://www.nbl.org/ The National Bicycle League (NBL) Website.]

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