In 1979, he was named champion calf roper. “This has been here for a long time,” Tierney said of the roping. “It’s been a good deal, a nice place to rope. The fairgrounds have always done ...

Perhaps his writing skills, combined with his riding skills, helped him rewrite the rodeo record books as among the greatest — and most influential — calf ropers in the history of the sport.

Roy Cooper throws a calf during the calf-roping competition in the Will Rogers Coliseum on Jan. 15, 2003. Ron T. Ennis Fort Worth Star-Telegram archives Roy Cooper took the sport of calf roping by ...

Cooper - affectionally nicknamed Super Looper - established himself as one of the most iconic figures in calf roping and professional rodeo, having been a trailblazing force in the sport.

A rodeo legend has died, according to his family. Roy Cooper, eight-time world champion roper and Oklahoma Sports Hall of Famer, died the night of April 29. Multiple news reports said Cooper died ...

If I were a good calf roper I would recruit a couple of my roping friends and we would rope Elon Musk. We would stretch him flat, remove his shirt and one of us would take a tattoo gun and brand ...

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The orca who swam with her dead calf for 17 days in an apparent act of grieving recently gave birth to a new baby, according to Michael Weiss, research director of the Center for Whale Research.

Our calves don’t get nearly enough love, which is why a calf stretcher might be an exercise product worth considering to help boost your flexibility, reduce muscle pains, alleviate spasms like ...

With the top 15 showing up for a day full of calf roping, could this be a preview of how the National Finals Rodeo will unfold? Riley Mason Webb of Denton, Texas leaps from his horse after roping ...

Ace Patton Ashford died on Aug. 12 while he was tending to a sick calf. KWTX reported that first ... According to The Team Roping Journal, Ashford was an accomplished roper who was set to rodeo ...