Gil loved to ride his motorcycle. He did a lot to promote riding. When he was called to go off for military service for World War II, a motorcycle magazine covered the story of him riding from Hollywood to Chicago on his motorcycle. Later back in Hollywood after the war, he actually taught Marlon Brando how to ride for the film, the Wild One!
On His Motorcycle Stratton arrives for work at CBS’s TV City. Besides scaling hills on it, he once rode it all the way to his home in Chicago. From LIFE Magazine
Glendale News Press. Gil Stratton program host of the Saturday Del Mar Feature Race broadcasts on CBS is the busiest and most traveled sportscaster in the West.
On His Motorcycle Stratton arrives for work at CBS’s TV City. Besides scaling hills on it, he once rode it all the way to his home in Chicago. From LIFE Magazine
Gil Stratton riding alongside Marlon Brando in the Wild One (after teaching him how to ride motorcycles).