Barry sheen biography

Former world motorcycling champion Barry Sheene has died after a long battle against cancer.

The 52-year-old, who was awarded the MBE in 1978, had cancer of the throat and stomach.

He died in a hospital on Australia's Gold Coast on Monday.

Sheene won the World 500cc Motorcycle Championships twice in 1976 and 1977 but was equally famous for overcoming his numerous crashes on the track.

And like his contemporary James Hunt, the Formula One Grand Prix driver, he also attracted headlines for his playboy lifestyle.

At one stage in his career he had metal plates in both knees, 28 screws in his legs and a bolt in his left wrist.

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Carl Fogarty, four-time World Superbike champion, said Sheene had been "an inspiration to millions".

Barry Sheene was not only one of the most brilliant motor racing cyclists who has ever lived, he was also a lovely man

"He was the guy who made motorbike racing famous," Fogarty told BBC Radio Five Live.

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