Carl Huntington
Carl Huntington | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 4, 1947 |
| Died | October 13, 2000 (aged 52) |
| 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. "A Tribute to lead dog Nugget—an Iditarod Legend". Iditarod. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "Race Archives". Iditarod. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Mushing legend dies from apparent suicide". The Seattle Times. October 16, 2000. Retrieved 26 February 2020.