Brock Yates Dead: 'Cannonball Run' Screenwriter Was 82

The automotive journalist created the cross-country event on which the film is based and penned the script for another Burt Reynolds film, 'Smokey and the Bandit II.'

Brock Yates' death deserves deeper thinking - Indie Auto

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Brock Yates: 1933-2016

Brock Yates crosses the finish line

A Tribute to the Late Brock Yates

Brock Yates, Wrote Hit Film 'The Cannonball Run,' Dies at 82 - CBS

Brock Wendel Yates (1933-2016) - Mémorial Find a Grave

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Brock Yates Crosses the Finish Line

Brock Yates, automotive writer, driver who created Cannonball Run

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