Joe Redington

March 10, 2024
Dog Musher

Quick Facts

Joe Redington
Date Of Birth Feb 1, 1917(1917-02-01)
Age 107
Date Of Death June 12, 1999, Matanuska-Susitna, AK
Country United States
Horoscope Aquarius

Joe Redington Biography

Birthday Feb 1
Birth Year 1917
Place Of Birth Oklahoma

Joe Redington is one of the most popular and richest Dog Musher who was born on February 1, 1917 in Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States. As of June 1, 2023, Joe has a net worth approximately $5 Million. He paved the way for future Iditarod winners like Lance Mackey.

Late dog musher widely known as the father of the famed Iditarod sled dog race. He participated in the race seventeen times from 1974 to 1997.

He helped the Iditarod trail become one of the first four National Historic Trails in the United States.

His father was an oil field worker and had two other sons named James and Ray.

Joe Redington Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Dog Musher
House Living in own house.

Joe is one of the richest Dog Musher from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Joe Redington 's net worth $5 Million.

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Joe Redington Girlfriend

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Facts & Trivia

Joe Ranked on the list of most popular Dog Musher. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Joe Redington celebrates birthday on February 1 of every year.

Who is the father of Iditarod and why?

and one of his sled dogs, 1991. Joe Redington, Sr. is considered the ‘Father of the Iditarod” as he was the person to organize the first race in 1970 as ah homage to the sled dog culture that Alaska was built on.

Who was Joe Redington?

Joe Redington, Senior (February 1, 1917 – June 24, 1999) was an American dog musher and kennel owner , who is best known as the “Father of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race”, a long distance sled dog race run annually from the Anchorage area to Nome, Alaska.

Who was the Father of the Iditarod?

Joe Redington Sr. is the ‘Father of the Iditarod’. He and Dorothy Page always shared their roles as the co-founders of “Last Great Race on Earth”. But it has been Joe Sr’s pathway to Alaska that was so fortuitous for the global mushing community, raising awareness about the sled dog.

Why did Joe Redington want to have the Iditarod?

Redington had two reasons for organizing the long-distance Iditarod Race: to save the sled dog culture and Alaskan huskies , which were being phased out of existence due to the introduction of snowmobiles in Alaska; and to preserve the historical Iditarod Trail between Seward and Nome.

When was Joe Redington born?

February 1, 1917

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