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George Attla of Huslia, Alaska

The legendary open-class sprint dog racer has won more Fur Rendezvous World Championships (10 wins), and North American World Championships (8 wins) than any other musher to date. He won 9 ISDRA unlimited class metals. His book, Everything I know about Training and Racing Sled Dogs, is still considered the musher's bible; his life story became the subject of a film, Spirit of the Wind; and a book of the same title has been published. In 2000 he was awarded the Best Musher of the 20th Century and voted No. 2 Alaskan Athlete of the Century. In 2007, he was inducted into the first Alaska Sports Hall of Fame. 2008 marks his 50th year of competitive racing. Attla turns 75 years old this August.

Please see the spreadsheet showing the history of Attla's astonishing racing career starting in 1958; however, the 112-race list does not include all the races he entered. The race history was compiled by Geroge's niece, Ginger Attla