death_place death_date nationality birth_date known_for image article_title name occupation
big bend national park , texas 21 june 2003 american 16 december 1950 minimalist cycling attire joseph_gottschalk_sticker_art_in_public_1 . jpg joseph gottschalk
 joseph h. gottschalk unemployed at death
joseph gottschalk

joseph h. gottschalk -lrb- december 16 , 1950 -- june 21 , 2003 -rrb- was a resident of san antonio , texas who gained international notoriety in 2003 through his preference for riding a bicycle clad only in a thong .
after numerous interviews , a parade , and at least one arrest for indecent exposure , his life ended under mysterious circumstances in big bend national park .
