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George Attla

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George Attla
Attla in 1976
Born(1933-08-08)August 8, 1933[1]
Koyukuk, Alaska, United States[2]
DiedFebruary 15, 2015(2015-02-15) (aged 81)
Other namesHuslia Hustler[3]
Known forSprint Dog Mushing
Websitehttp://attlamakingofachampion.com/

George Attla (August 8, 1933 – February 15, 2015) was a champion sprint dog musher.[4] Attla won ten Anchorage Fur Rendezvous Championships and eight North American Open championships[5] with a career that spanned from 1958 to 2011.[6] Attla was the subject of a 1993 book titled George Attla: The Legend of the Sled-dog Trail, by Lewis "Lew" Freedman.[7]

In 1974 Attla wrote a book titled Everything I Know About Training and Racing Sled Dogs.[8] Attla died of B-cell lymphoma in February 2015.[9]

Major mushing victories and finishes

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Legacy

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References

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  1. ^ "Daily News-Miner Obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  2. ^ Freedman, Lew (2000). Spirit of the Wind. Epicenter Press. p. 16. ISBN 9780945397939.
  3. ^ a b "Legendary sprint musher George Attla dies". Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Alaska Native mushing icon George Attla hopes to boost sport in villages". Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  5. ^ "For bedridden mushing legend George Attla, 81, the journey continues". Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  6. ^ "No stopping George Attla: Setbacks don't keep legendary musher off the runners". Newsminer. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  7. ^ Freedman, Lew (1993). George Attla: The Legend of the Sled-dog Trail. Stackpole Books. pp. 204.
  8. ^ Levorsen, as told by George Attla to Bella (1974). The Iditarod: the most demanding race of all (2nd ed.). Rome, N.Y.: Arner. ISBN 0914124021.
  9. ^ "Legendary Alaska scurry musher George Attla dies". Fairbanks Daily News. 16 February 2015. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  10. ^ "Who are the winners of the Anchorage Fur Rendezvous dog races?". Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  11. ^ "Musher Career Summary". Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  12. ^ "George Attla – Making of a Champion Role Model".
  13. ^ Dunham, Mike (27 February 2014). "Film about legendary musher George Attla returns to the screen". Alaska Dispatch News. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  14. ^ Queens of Indigenous Music Buffy Ste-Marie and Tanya Tagaq Unite for “You Got To Run (Spirit Of The Wind)” Archived 2019-12-23 at the Wayback Machine. RPM.fm, February 22, 2017.