86 Year old Boots O'Neal "The Legend" still rides and punches cows every day for the historic 6666 Ranch in Guthrie Texas. Boots worked a lot of the historic large ranches over the years like the JA, Matador, 14, Waggoner and 6666. Boots was the first regular cowboy to be inducted into The Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City and in 2018 received a Golden Spur Award in Lubbock.
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Man, when I first saw this, it took me back 45 years. Boots is almost a dead ringer for Darrell D, the rancher I used to work for when we moved back to California after my dad retired from the army.
Looks like him, walks like him, and even handles his horse like him.
He reminds me of Cotton Rosser. R.I.P. Cotton.
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you for your contributions to the cowboy culture.
“I never imagined my rodeo career would be like this. I’m the richest guy in the world with memories and friends. I’ve loved every minute of the rodeo business and I would do it all over again. It has been a great experience.”
God bless the America that I love and that the Left hates.
That was a time when men were men, very tough and hard at that.
ReplyDeleteI've driven through the Four Sixes I have no idea how many times, going between here and Fort Worth. Pretty country. It has its own jet capable airport for the now far off owners to visit.
ReplyDeleteImagine sitting and chatting with that man. I'd a kept my mouth shut and listened.
ReplyDeleteEvery time Darrell D opened his mouth, I learned something. He knew more about cattle and horses than any man I've ever met, before or since.
DeleteThank for sharing the Video Ken. With all the retardation and chaos out there now a days, I've been concentrating on finding as much wholesome as I can.
ReplyDeleteYou are most welcome. We all need some normalcy in today's world.
DeleteWill look him up next time I visit. OT that museum was my day care for a bit as my Mom worked as a docent (tour guide) when I was little. Those old women would look out for me but I never did anything untoward in the museum out of respect for history. Remingtons "Coming through the Rye" sculpture was always my first visit. I would stand there and daydream about riding into town on Saturday night and shooting up the town. My Dad grew up Cowboy.
ReplyDeleteBear Claw.
Thanks for the video. A welcome break from the madness.
ReplyDeleteI hope he's still going! And I'd love to hug him.
ReplyDelete--nines