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Three-time 500cc Grand Prix World Champion Kenny Leroy Roberts turns 50 years old today.

Roberts currently runs his own Grand Prix team, Proton Team KR; his oldest son, Kenny Lee Roberts, won the 2000 500cc World Championship; his youngest son, Kurtis, won the 2000 AMA 600cc Supersport and Formula Xtreme Championships.