About: Charles Tidwell

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Tidwell was likely the first NASCAR driver to have a personal human mascot; "Little Willie" Leonard, an African American "little person" whom he befriended in spite of the racial prejudices that existed during the time. Little Willie traveled the racing circuit across the Southeast with Tidwell and danced in front of the grandstands for the crowd.

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rdf:type	NASCAR driver
rdfs:label	Charles Tidwell
rdfs:comment	Tidwell was likely the first NASCAR driver to have a personal human mascot; "Little Willie" Leonard, an African American "little person" whom he befriended in spite of the racial prejudices that existed during the time. Little Willie traveled the racing circuit across the Southeast with Tidwell and danced in front of the grandstands for the crowd.
sameAs	dbr:Charles_Tidwell
dcterms:subject	Sprint Cup Series drivers Drivers from Georgia
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Cup Wins	0(xsd:integer)
Birthplace	dbkwik:resource/wP3ZX39PtNa0MTRYDvjaQw==
Years In Cup	1(xsd:integer)
Name	Charles Tidwell
Best Cup Pos	unranked - 1950
Cup Top Tens	0(xsd:integer)
Birthdate	1921-02-03(xsd:date)
Total Cup Races	2(xsd:integer)
Cause of Death	diabetes
Died	--05-04
First Cup Race	1950(xsd:integer)
Cup Poles	0(xsd:integer)
Last Cup Race	1950(xsd:integer)
abstract	Tidwell was likely the first NASCAR driver to have a personal human mascot; "Little Willie" Leonard, an African American "little person" whom he befriended in spite of the racial prejudices that existed during the time. Little Willie traveled the racing circuit across the Southeast with Tidwell and danced in front of the grandstands for the crowd. "The Flying B", as he was called by his opponents, raced with such greats as Fonty Flock, Tim Flock, Bob Flock, and , Lee Petty, Buck Baker, Junior Johnson, Fireball Roberts, and Nero Steptoe (aka "The Wild Indian). He also raced against the first woman racecar driver to compete against men in the state of Georgia, Ethel Flock Mobley, who was the sister of the Flock brothers. Tidwell lost his hearing during his racing career and was very likely the first totally deaf racecar driver. Tidwell first married Mildred Smith and together they had two daughters, Sandra Tidwell and Charlotte Mae Tidwell. They later divorced and in 1963 he married LaTrelle Russ and they had one daughter, Angela "Connie" Tidwell. Charles Tidwell passed away in 1990 from complications related to diabetes. His daughter, Angela "Connie" Tidwell Frady, is the owner of his legacy. Charles Tidwell is buried at Macon Memorial Park Cemetery in Macon, Georgia.

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