Question: was iron will a true story?
Answer: "Iron Will" is based on a 522-mile dog-sled race, the Red River-St. Paul Sports Carnival Derby, which took place in 1917 from Winnipeg, Manitoba, to St. Paul, Minn. The real-life young man on whom fictional Will Stoneman is based was Fred Hartman, 26, who entered the race with a team of five dogs.