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Unser, Al, Sr

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Personal name headingUnser, Al, Sr.
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Variant(s)Unser, Alfred, 1939-2021
LocatedChama (N.M.)
Birth date1939-05-29
Death date2021-12-09
Place of birthAlbuquerque (N.M.)
Place of deathChama (N.M.)
Field of activityAutomobile racing
Profession or occupationAutomobile racing drivers
Found inThe Unsers, 1996: CIP p. 2 (Al Unser, Sr.)
Washington post WWW site, viewed Dec. 16, 2021 (in obituary dated Dec. 11, 2021: Al Unser, who won the Indianapolis 500 four times, including once at a record age of 47, and was a member of one of auto racing's most renowned family dynasties, died Dec. 9 at his home in Chama, N.M. He was 82. In 1965, Mr. Unser made his debut at the Indianapolis 500. Al Unser Jr. made his first appearance in the Indy 500 in 1983. From then on, the elder Al Unser added a "Sr." to his name and was known as "Big Al," with his son called “Little Al.” Alfred Unser was born May 29, 1939, in Albuquerque)