Russell James Liberman (1945-09-12)September 12, 1945 Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died
September 9, 1977(1977-09-09) (aged 31) West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Previous series
Match racing
Championship titles
1975 Nationals
Awards
International Drag Racing Hall of Fame (1993)[1][2]
Russell James Liberman (September 12, 1945[3] – September 9, 1977[4]) was an American funny car drag racer, nicknamed "Jungle Jim." In 2001, he was named #17 on the list of the Top 50 NHRA drivers of all time.[5] Liberman was known for driving backwards at 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) after doing his burnout.[5]
Liberman was a flamboyant showman who primarily toured the United States at drag racing match race events. During his career, he averaged an estimated 100 events per year during the 1970s. He refused to lift off the gas when a run was completely out of shape.[5] He was regarded by many as the "greatest showman the drag strip has ever experienced."[6]
He married Roberta Louise "Bobbi" Good on August 14, 1965, in Santa Clara, California. They divorced in October 1972 in Orange, California.
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^Garlits, "Big Daddy" Don. "International Drag Racing Hall of Fame All Time List". Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
^Street Muscle Mag bio (retrieved 30 December 2018)
^Dragtimes.ru (retrieved 30 December 2018)
^ abc"No. 17 'Jungle Jim'". National Hot Rod Association. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
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