Carl Huntington
Carl Huntington | |
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Born | (1947-12-04)December 4, 1947 |
Died | October 13, 2000(2000-10-13) (aged 52) Fairbanks, Alaska |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Dog musher |
Known for | Winning the 1974 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race |
Carl Huntington (December 4, 1947 – October 13, 2000)[1] was an Athabaskan-American[2] dog musher who is best known for winning the 1974 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race as a rookie, with a time of 20 days, 15 hours, 1 minute, 7 seconds.[3]
In addition to winning the Iditarod, he also won the 1974 Open World Championship Race, or the Fur Rendezvous Race- a unique feat due to the fact that this race was a speed competition, while the Iditarod is a distance competition. In reference to this, musher Libby Riddles said "There's nobody that has quite the record he has."[4]
Huntington died of an apparent suicide on October 13, 2000. He had recently been estranged from his family, and was charged with sexual abuse of a minor.[4]
References
- ^ "Carl Huntington". Fold3. Ancestry.com. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ Runyan, Joe (February 22, 2013). "A Tribute to lead dog Nugget—an Iditarod Legend". Iditarod. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
- ^ "Race Archives". Iditarod. January 13, 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- ^ a b "Mushing legend dies from apparent suicide". The Seattle Times. October 16, 2000. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
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