Brent Sass, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Brent Sass

musher

Date of Birth: 02-Jan-1980

Place of Birth: Excelsior, Minnesota, United States

Profession: musher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Brent Sass (born January 2, 1980 in Excelsior, Minnesota) is an American dog musher who won the 1,000 mile Yukon Quest international sled dog race from Whitehorse, Yukon to Fairbanks, Alaska in 2015 and 2019.
He is well known for rescuing other mushers along the Yukon Quest trail throughout his dogsled racing career.
In 2011, the rescue efforts of Sass and his then-lead dog Silver at American Summit in blizzard conditions led to the introduction of the Yukon Quest's Silver Award that recognizes sled dogs that have performed acts of heroism on the trail.