Motor racing-Former F1 team boss Eddie Jordan dies of cancer at 76


FILE PHOTO: Formula One - F1 - 2004 Chinese Grand Prix - Shanghai - China - Race , September 26, 2004 Ron Dennis - McLaren Team Boss with Eddie Jordan - Jordan Team Boss Action Images via Reuters/John Marsh/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Eddie Jordan, the charismatic Irish entrepreneur whose team gave Michael Schumacher a Formula One debut in 1991, has died of cancer at home in South Africa aged 76, his family said on Thursday.

Jordan, who later became a television pundit, entered the 'Piranha Club' world of grand prix racing with his eponymous Silverstone-based team in 1991 and stayed until financial troubles led to a sale in 2005.

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