Lance Mackey was a well-known American dog musher and dog sledge racer who died at the age of 52 on September 7, 2022.
Lance Mackey was born on June 2, 1970, in Alaska, United States of America, to parents Dick and Kathy Mackey. Jason Mackey, Rick Mackey, and Kristin Mackey-Elieff are his siblings.
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Lance Mackey parents: Dick Mackey, Kathy Mackey
Lance Mackey was born on June 2, 1970, in Anchorage, Alaska, to Dick and Kathy Mackey.
His father, Dick Mackey, was one of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race’s founders and won the race by one second over Rick Swenson in 1978.
Mackey’s parents split when he was a child. Lance claims he was arrested several times as a youngster for various crimes.
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Lance Mackey was well-known for winning both the 1,000-mile Yukon Quest and the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
Lance Mackey succumbed to cancer.
