Eric Fitzgerald Rupe (born June 14, 1963 in Reseda, California) is an "Old School" American professional bicycle motocross (BMX) racer. His prime competitive years were from 1978 to 1990.
One of the most underrated Pro BMXers in its history, he also had one of the longest careers in BMX. He nominally retired from Senior pro racing after the 1990 American Bicycle Association Grand National but would go on to participate in Pro BMX competition on a...
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Eric Fitzgerald Rupe (born June 14, 1963 in Reseda, California) is an "Old School" American professional bicycle motocross (BMX) racer. His prime competitive years were from 1978 to 1990.
One of the most underrated Pro BMXers in its history, he also had one of the longest careers in BMX. He nominally retired from Senior pro racing after the 1990 American Bicycle Association Grand National but would go on to participate in Pro BMX competition on a serious basis for another 11 years, albeit in Masters/Veteran pro class, the class for racers past their peak competitive years, much like the Champions Tour (formally called the Senior PGA Tour) in golf. He wa given the term "Big Daddy" at a 1988 Rockford ABA race by the announcer Dugan Finnel. He used the pharase “Big Daddy coming out on fire” for his win in Senior pro that day. He specifically called him that because he knew Eric was a father by then with a few children at home. Eric was one of the first racers to become a family man when...
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