Profile piece from the Anchorage Daily News when Dick Mackey was inducted into the Musher's Hall of Fame in 1997 (good photo). The article is primarily about his 1978 one-second win over Rick Swenson, but it also includes this great excerpt:
That incredible finish may have been the highlight of Mackey's career, but it's only part of his history with the Iditarod.
Mackey was one of the first mushers to sign up for the initial race, and in his first five races, he never finished out of the top 10, all the while performing his organizational duties.
He didn't abandon the race when he stopped running himself, serving as race committee president, race manager, trail manager, banquet emcee and start and finish announcer.
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