Early life and military service
Linden was born on April 5, 1922 inCareer
He raced with great success until a 1957 crash caused a piece of metal to break his helmet, causing career ending brain damage. He is also technically a former Formula One World Championship driver, as the Indianapolis 500 was part of the FIA World Championship from 1950 through 1960, meaning that drivers competing at Indy during those years were credited with World Championship points and participation. Linden thus participated in 7 World Championship races, accumulating a total of 5 championship points. He died in Harbor City, California on February 11, 1987 and is buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood.''State of California Death Certificate''Indy 500 results
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