Marshall "Digger" Helm (1938 - 2018) was a graduate of East Bakersfield High School. Growing up in the family business, Greenlawn Cemetery, he became a nationally ranked motorcycle racer in both flat track and TT. He promoted speedway racing at the Kern County Fairgrounds, owned the Bakersfield Bandits speedway team and, after retiring from motorcycle racing, raced stock cars and modifieds at Mesa Marin and  Bakersfield Speedway. Also a talented musician, he often played with local bands and was friends with Merle Haggard and Buck Owens. Known for his generosity in helping other racers, he also was involved with philantropic organizations, once purchasing a K9 service dog for the Kern County Sheriff's Department.  He is in the Hot Shoe Hall of Fame and Trailblazers Hall of Fame.h