Tom R. Ferguson
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Tom R. Ferguson is a world champion rodeo cowboy and inductee into the Rodeo Hall of Fame in 1974. He was the World All-Around Champion for six consecutive years from 1974 to 1979 breaking the previous mark of five consecutive titles held by Larry Mahan
. He was also the 1974 World Calf Roping Champion and the World Steer Wrestling Champion in 1977 and 1978.
, Tom Ferguson moved to California at the age of 3 and was selected for the California Polytechnic State University rodeo team at age 11. The team took home multiple National Intercollegiate Rodeo championships, before Ferguson turned professional and returned to Miami, Oklahoma
in 1973.
was the first to have six world all-around titles, Ferguson earned the distrinction of winning six consecutively. The 5-foot-11 Native American rodeo cowboy excelled in timed events; his speciality was calf roping and steer wrestling.
In his first year as a professional rodeo cowboy, Ferguson came in second in the All-Around World Cowboy title. He accumulated more than $1 million in his rodeo career and among the first rodeo cowboys to hire a manager.
Larry Mahan
-Riding career:Mahan broke into professional rodeo at the age of 14. He won the title of World All-Around Rodeo Champion for five consecutive years from 1966 to 1970, and a sixth time in 1973...
. He was also the 1974 World Calf Roping Champion and the World Steer Wrestling Champion in 1977 and 1978.
Early life
Born in Tahlequah, OklahomaOklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
, Tom Ferguson moved to California at the age of 3 and was selected for the California Polytechnic State University rodeo team at age 11. The team took home multiple National Intercollegiate Rodeo championships, before Ferguson turned professional and returned to Miami, Oklahoma
Miami, Oklahoma
Miami is a city in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States. As of 2009, the population estimate was 12,910. It is the county seat of Ottawa County. The city is named after the Miami tribe...
in 1973.
Rodeo career
Though Larry MahanLarry Mahan
-Riding career:Mahan broke into professional rodeo at the age of 14. He won the title of World All-Around Rodeo Champion for five consecutive years from 1966 to 1970, and a sixth time in 1973...
was the first to have six world all-around titles, Ferguson earned the distrinction of winning six consecutively. The 5-foot-11 Native American rodeo cowboy excelled in timed events; his speciality was calf roping and steer wrestling.
In his first year as a professional rodeo cowboy, Ferguson came in second in the All-Around World Cowboy title. He accumulated more than $1 million in his rodeo career and among the first rodeo cowboys to hire a manager.