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 dies; wrote hit film 'The Cannonball Run

Brock Yates, screenwriter, auto enthusiast and Lockport native, dies

Brock Yates: Cannonball Run creator celebrated

The Pedal-to-the-Metal, Totally Illegal, Cross-Country Sprint for

Brock Yates dies at 82 - Observer-Reporter

Brock Yates, Screenwriter for 'The Cannonball Run,' Dies at 82

The “Assassin” is Felled; Brock Yates Dead at 82 - The Detroit Bureau

Brock Yates dies; wrote hit film 'The Cannonball Run

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