Kenny Roberts
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Kenneth Leroy Roberts is an American former professional motorcycle racer and racing team owner. In 1978, he became the first American to win a Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championship. A. Grand National Championship.
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Roberts in 1974 competing in an AMA Grand National Championship dirt track event.
Roberts (11) racing in the 1974 250cc Dutch TT, his first world championship Grand Prix race
Roberts in 1978
Roberts (2) follows Marco Lucchinelli (11) during the 1978 Nations Grand Prix at Mugello. Roberts would eventually go on to win the race.
Kenny Roberts (1) pursues Johnny Cecotto (4) and Barry Sheene (7) during the 1978 500cc Dutch TT race
Roberts at the 1981 German Grand Prix.Awards 4
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Rudolf CaracciolaAlso won International Motorsports Hall of Fame
Freddie SpencerAlso won MotoGP Legends
Bill ElliottAlso won Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
Marco LucchinelliAlso won MotoGP Legends
John KocinskiAlso won Motorcycle Hall of Fame
Bobby AllisonAlso won International Motorsports Hall of FameAbout this person
Kenneth Leroy Roberts is an American former professional motorcycle racer and racing team owner. In 1978, he became the first American to win a Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championship. He was also a two-time winner of the A.M.A. Grand National Championship. Roberts is one of only four riders in American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) racing history to win the AMA Grand Slam, representing Grand National wins at a mile, half-mile, short-track, TT Steeplechase and road race events.
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