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What animal was named athlete of the year in 1973?

Question #1554. Asked by Kyla.
Last updated Aug 18 2016.

Related Trivia Topics: History   1970s Nostalgia   Celebrities  
mentor
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mentor
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Answer has 7 votes.

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Secretariat

Apr 19 2000, 2:54 PM
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Answer has 6 votes.
Secretariat

Response last updated by Terry on Aug 18 2016.
Feb 21 2004, 8:22 PM
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Answer has 2 votes.
Couldn't find any references to an "athlete of the year", but Secretariat won the following awards in 1973:

9th U.S. Triple Crown Champion (1973)
American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse (1973)
American Champion Male Turf Horse (1973)
American Horse of the Year (1972, 1973)

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretariat_(horse)

Aug 18 2016, 10:46 PM
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