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S tran Smith, a retired tie-down roping champion and Childress native, is set to be inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame this summer. Reflecting on his 20-year career, which included 11 ...
In addition to her Hall of Fame honor, Villery has earned numerous accolades, including two Presidential Lifetime Achievement Awards, an Honorary Doctorate in Humanitarianism, and even a city ...
Beaumont native Acynthia Villery, the first Black female professional rodeo announcer, has broken yet another glass ceiling in the rodeo arena. On April 26, she was one of the first women ever ...
DECATUR, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – Roy “Super Looper” Cooper, a rodeo legend and a member of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Hall of Fame, died Tuesday in a house fire at his home in ...