Michelle Duff
Michelle Ann Duff (born Michael Alan Duff on December 13, 1939 in Toronto) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Her best season was in 1965 when she won the 250cc Finnish Grand Prix and finished the year in second place to Phil Read.
As Michelle Ann Duff following transsexual transition she wrote Make Haste, Slowly: The Mike Duff story
Duff suffered a near-fatal crash in Japan and required extensive surgery and physical therapy. Her recovery was documented in the 1967 National Film Board of Canada short documentary film Ride for Your Life, directed by Robin Spry.
Read more about Michelle Duff: World Championship Results
Famous quotes containing the word duff:
“‘Why do you wear your hair like a man,”
—Henry Duff Traill (1842–1900)