Champion cyclist Charley Winter is pictured in 1928 when he was competing professionally as a six-day racer. Courtesy photo

Charley Winter is pictured in 1924 as an amateur cyclist. Courtesy photo

Charley Winter's national championship medal — gold with a diamond — earned in September 1924. Courtesy photo

Charley Winter, seated at far right with his six-day cycling partner, Hall of Famer Freddy Spencer, to his right, is pictured in 1927 at a dinner in New York City for the Kings of Sport. The setting was a major-league gathering organized by Tex Rickard to bring in big-money donors to build a new Madison Square Garden. Also pictured are, back row from left, Babe Ruth (baseball), Gene Tunney (boxing), Johnny Weismuller (swimming) and Bill Cook (hockey). Front row, from left, are Bill Tilden (tennis) and Bobby Jones (golf) along with Spencer and Winter. Underwood and Underwood and Corbis/Courtesy photo