Casey Tibbs

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American rodeo cowboy and film actor (1929–1990)

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::summary American rodeo cowboy and film actor (1929–1990) ::

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nameCasey Duane Tibbs
imageCasey Tibbs 1951.jpg
captionTibbs, circa 1951
birth_date
birth_placeStanley County, South Dakota, U.S.
death_date
death_placeRamona, California, U.S.
occupationRodeo cowboy, actor, horse breeder
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| name = Casey Duane Tibbs | image = Casey Tibbs 1951.jpg | caption = Tibbs, circa 1951 | birthname = | birth_date = | birth_place = Stanley County, South Dakota, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = Ramona, California, U.S. | occupation = Rodeo cowboy, actor, horse breeder Casey Duane Tibbs (March 5, 1929 – January 28, 1990) was an American professional rodeo cowboy and actor.

Life and career

Tibbs was born to John F. Tibbs (1886–1948) and Florence M. Tibbs (1889–1974) in rural Orton, northwest of Fort Pierre in Stanley County in central South Dakota. He was of English descent. As a rodeo cowboy, he competed in the Rodeo Cowboys Association (RCA) and held the "World All-Around Cowboy Champion" title twice, in 1951 and 1955. He won in 1949, 1951–1954, and 1959, the world saddle bronc riding championship and in 1951 world bareback bronc riding championship. He was featured on the October 22, 1951 cover of Life magazine.

He moved to Ramona, California, in 1976 to raise and breed horses. After battling bone cancer and then lung cancer for about a year, he died at his home in Ramona, while watching the 1990 Super Bowl. He is interred at the Scotty Philip Cemetery in Fort Pierre, South Dakota.

Selected filmography

After his successful rodeo career, Tibbs became a stunt man, stunt coordinator, technical director, livestock consultant, wrangler, and actor for the film industry. He wrote, produced, directed, and starred in the film Born to Buck.

Tributes

Honors

In popular culture

Mentioned in "Life of a Rodeo Cowboy", recorded by Merle Haggard, written by Jeannie Seely.

The song Casey Tibbs, also known as Casey the Rainbow Rider, by Ian Tyson.

The song "Legend Known as Casey", by Kyle Evans

The song Tibbs by cowboy singer/songwriter Matt Robertson. Also mentioned in Robertson's Bronc Star.

Mentioned in the film Smokey and the Bandit. While discussing their different interests, Bandit asks Frog, "Do you know who Casey Tibbs is?"

References

References

  1. ''[[Life (magazine). Life]]'', 22 October 1951
  2. "Casey Tibbs, 60, Rodeo Cowboy Who was World Champ 9 Times", [[Associated Press]] (c/o ''[[San Jose Mercury News]]'', January 30, 1990.
  3. (1 September 1966). "Born to Buck".
  4. (January 29, 2019). "'Floating Horses – The Life of Casey Tibbs' to be shown on PBS on Feb. 11".
  5. "Casey Tibbs – Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame". Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame.
  6. "Rodeo Hall of Fame Inductees – National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum". National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.
  7. "Casey Tibbs – South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame".
  8. "Casey Tibbs in the ProRodeo Hall of Fame".
  9. "Casey Tibbs {{!}} Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame".
  10. "Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame Inductees". www.cfdrodeo.com.
  11. "Casey Tibbs". pendletonhalloffame.com.
  12. (2013-06-13). "Casey Duane Tibbs". Western Heritage from the Texas Trail of Fame.
  13. "2018 Hall of Fame Inductee Photos & Bios".
  14. "Heroes and Legends class honored on emotional evening in Oklahoma City".

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