Bob Crosby was born on February 27, 1897 in Midland, Texas, USA. He is known for his work on Joan of Arc (1948), Citizen Kane (1941) and My Gal Sal (1942). He died on October 20, 1947 in Chaves County, New Mexico, USA.
Was once told after his leg was injured by a bucking horse, that doctors would have to amputate. He had friends smuggle him out of the hospital and back to his ranch. After several weeks of home therapy he competed in a rodeo at Clovis, New Mexico and won $10,000.
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Facing a bank foreclosure in 1920, he traveled to New York City to compete in rodeos at Yankee Stadium and Madison Square Garden. A few weeks later he returned to his homestead in New Mexico with almost $3,000 in prize money. More than enough to satisfy the bank.
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Owned a chain of sherbert ice cream parlors in Arizona and the Green Lantern Saloon in Roswell.
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Inducted into the Rodeo Hall of Fame of the Rodeo Historical Society (a support group of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum) in 1966.
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1925 & 1927-1928 world all-around champion; steer roper; permanent holder of the Roosevelt Trophy