Steve McQueen didn’t just earn his King of Cool nickname by starring in Hollywood hits like Bullitt, The Great Escape, and The Magnificent Seven. Off the silver screen, McQueen lived out his on-screen antics, entering motorsport races under the pseudonym Harvey Mushman. By 1964, no amount of anonymity could deflect the actor’s influence, though.
Alongside Bud Ekins, Dave Ekins, Cliff Coleman, and John Steen, McQueen contested the 1964 International Six Days Trial (ISDT) for the first-ever U.S. team. Success wasn’t' far behind either. Coleman and Dave Ekins captured gold medals while Steen salvaged a silver. Unfortunately, McQueen never saw the finish line. A crash on the competition's third day sidelined the pop icon, but his ISDT presence still lives on to this day.
