Hall of Fame race car driver and 3-time Indy 500 winner Bobby Unser has died at 87

• Three-time Indy 500 winner Bobby Unser has died at age 87.
• The Hall-of-Fame race car driver was a member of the legendary Unser racing family.
• Unser went on to win an Emmy during his broadcast career.

Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Unser has died at age 87, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway said in a press release on Monday.

The organization said Unser, who won the Indy 500 in 1968, 1975, and 1981, died in his New Mexico home on Sunday.

He died of natural causes, the Associated Press reported.

"Bobby was a ferocious competitor on the track, and his larger-than-life personality made him one of the most beloved and unique racers we have ever seen," Roger Penske, owner of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, told AP.

Unser was inducted to three motorsports Halls of Fame following his career as a driver and broadcaster, according to CNN.

He won an Emmy Award as part of ABC's coverage of the 1989 Indianapolis 500, the AP reported.

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