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Hugh Anderson

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Hugh Robertson Anderson, born on 18 January 1936, is a four-time Grand Prix motorcycle road racing World Champion, a 19-time New Zealand national champion and a two-time Isle of Man TT winner. In 2022 the F.I.M. inducted him into the MotoGP Hall of Fame. He grew up in Huntly, where he played rugby league for Huntly United alongside the future motorcycle champion Ginger Molloy, and he received support for his racing from Rod Coleman, the New Zealand Suzuki importer and former Grand Prix racer who won the 1954 Isle of Man Junior TT.

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    Hugh Robertson Anderson (born 18 January 1936) is a four-time Grand Prix motorcycle road racing World Champion and a 19-time New Zealand national champion.
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    is a four-time Grand Prix motorcycle road racing World Champion and a 19-time New Zealand national champion
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    is a four-time Grand Prix motorcycle road racing World Champion
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