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3rd Iditarod champion, nicknamed 'Yukon Fox,' dies at 79

by Associated Press
| April 3, 2020 5:27 PM

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Emmitt Peters Sr., an Alaska Native who won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race as a rookie in 1975, has died at age 79 in his home village of Ruby.

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