Career
Curt Brinkman was born in the farming community of Shelley, Idaho on November 21, 1953. He was already 6 foot 7 inches tall at age 16 and had aspirations of playing professional basketball. Brinkman was working on his father"s potato farm in the early 1970s when he climbed a power pole to locate other workers.
A high-voltage arc knocked him to the ground.
Doctors had to amputate both of Brinkman’s legs. Curtis Brinkman is the father of three children.
Curt Brinkman used the accident as a motivation in his life. He died at age 56 at his home in Pleasant Grove, Utah following challenges brought on by a number of health complications, including diabetes and heart problems.
Some of Brinkman’s health problems dated back to the accident where he lost his legs.
Others came from the wear-and-tear of racing.
