Kenny Roberts was born on December 31, 1951. He is well recognized for his involvement in motorcycle racing. Both he and Nicky Hayden were well-known characters on the motorcycle racing circuit. Kenny Roberts is 69 years old. A world-class motorcycle racer, he has been competing in the premier classes of the sport since 1980. He was born in Santa Monica, California to John Thomas "Jack" Roberts III and Marjorie Louise Roberts. His family is of English and Welsh ancestry. They moved to Southern California when he was a child. He has one brother named John Thomas "Tom" Roberts who is also a motorcycle racer. Tom is three years older than Kenny. Kenny Roberts started riding motorcycles at a very early age. At the age of six, he was riding bikes with his father. When he was nine years old, his father died in a car accident. This caused Kenny to quit school and start working to support his family. He worked several jobs including as a lifeguard, dishwasher, and janitor before starting out on his own career as a motorcycle racer. After saving some money, Kenny went to Europe where he became involved in motorcycling's highest levels of competition. He came back home and began winning races. In 1980, he won the inaugural Grand National Championship. Since then, he has never stopped winning races.