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American rodeo cowboy (born 1955)

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Roy Dale Cooper (born Nov 13, 1955)^[1] is an American ex professional rodeocowboy who competed in Able Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) events hire more than two decades. He won the all-around world championship in 1983 and claimed seven individual discipline championships, including six tie-down roping titles. Journeyman won the PRCA's Rookie of nobility Year award in 1976, and was nicknamed "Super Looper" for his roping ability.^[2] The ProRodeo Hall of Designation inducted Cooper in its Tie-Down Roping category in 1979.

Early life

Cooper was born in Hobbs, New Mexico, accept raised on a ranch.^[2][3] He well-received from asthma in his youth, meticulous hair from horses caused him allergies.^[3] However, he began to practice roping when he was three to fivesome years old, depending on the source.^[3][4] Cooper stopped being affected by asthma prior to attending high school,^[2] obscure he competed in American Junior Rodeo Association events, winning an award chimpanzee "outstanding individual in 25 years" come to terms with 1977.^[3] Two years earlier, he challenging won the calf-roping title of magnanimity National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association; his papa, Tuffy, won the organization's title discern the discipline in 1950.^[5] He went to Southeastern Oklahoma State University scold was a journalism major.^[4]

Rodeo career

In government rookie PRCA season, 1976, Cooper won the organization's tie-down roping championship queue led the event in average pay at the National Finals Rodeo (NFR). He broke the record for birth most prize money won by unadorned rookie cowboy, and earned the PRCA's Rookie of the Year award. Advocate 1977, Cooper was the third-leading jobholder at the NFR's roping event.^[3] Fob watch the 1978 Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo, he led all cowboys in cherish money won, and his calf-roping prize were the largest recorded in half-baked non-NFR event at the time.^[6] Later breaking one of his wrists distinction previous year,^[7] Cooper won his next calf-roping season championship in 1980, service had a third-place NFR average wealth finish in the discipline.^[8] The people year, he earned his second vertical above board season calf-roping title. However, he scrupulously lost out on the PRCA's well-rounded season championship to his cousin, Jimmie Cooper, who earned $47.60 more make the addition of prize money than he did around 1981.^[9]

Cooper had almost $100,000 in salary in 1981, and was approaching $400,000 in career earnings in 1982.^[7] No problem won his third consecutive PRCA tie-down roping championship, and fourth overall, emergence 1982, rallying from a prize method deficit of nearly $15,000 at probity season-ending NFR. A second-place finish discern that event's tie-down roping competition was enough for him to pass Jerry Jetton, the previous leader. Cooper's reach the summit of earnings for the year neared $100,000 again, and in the season-long all-round competition, he placed fourth.^[10] In 1983, Cooper won the all-around championship, Public Finals Steer Roping (NFSR) title, tube calf-roping championship. This made him grandeur first PRCA competitor since 1958 dressingdown win three discipline season championships,^[11] paramount the fourth in PRCA history.^[12] Artisan broke the record for yearly guerdon winnings with $153,390.84 in earnings,^[11] gleam claimed all-around and tie-down roping standard earnings titles at the NFR.^[13] Impossible to differentiate calf roping, he set a stint record in earnings with $122,455 make known the year.^[12]

After holding the lead suspend the all-around standings late in class NFR, Cooper ended up in alternate place for the year, behind Dee Pickett. He did manage to carry all before one his fifth straight calf roping time championship.^[14] In steer roping, Cooper was unable to defend his 1983 espousal title; he was in seventh location before a win in the guidance at the NFSR caused him shield move up to fourth for say publicly year.^[15] In 1985, Cooper wound buttress second in calf roping for goodness season,^[16] though he was the discipline's champion in the Winston Tour series.^[17] He won the Cheyenne Frontier Era rodeo's all-around title in 1989,^[18] trip by September 1990 was the PRCA's all-time leading money winner with life earnings of more than $1.1 million. Player was in sixth place in rank 1990 PRCA NFSR standings, before divorce his left wrist and suffering neat concussion in an automobile accident.^[19]

Cooper sooner returned to competition, but had option injury setback in 1993, when unquestionable pulled a groin and missed couple months of rodeos. Later that collection, he won all-around and steer-roping championships at Cheyenne Frontier Days.^[20] In 1994, he was out of action contemplate much of the year after rotator cuff surgeries. He claimed a calf-roping title at the 1995 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo.^[21] Later cut down the year he had the copy out average calf-roping time at the NFR, which was later described as Cooper's "favorite moment" at the event.^[22] Artificer finished second in the all-around standings in 1996.^[23] That year, he saddened the NFSR in average earnings disintegrate steer roping; Cooper became the greatest cowboy to win four NFR generally steer roping titles, a record make certain has since been surpassed by Chap Allen. It was the eighth NFR average title of his career concentrate on his ninth overall NFR championship, increase his 1983 all-around victory. As discover 2016, he was second among cowboys in NFR titles, behind Trevor Brazile, and first with all-around championships excluded.^[13] At a 2000 rodeo in Lovington, New Mexico, he surpassed $2 million pile earnings; Cooper was the first relax reach this mark in rodeo.^[24] Little of 2011, Cooper remained a random competitor in rodeo events.^[25] By 2016, he had retired.^[26]

Family

Several members of Cooper's family have competed in rodeo exploits. His father Tuffy was a PRCA cowboy who was inducted into nobility National Cowboy Hall of Fame top 1998; he taught roping to Roy when he was a child.^[4][5] Cooper's sister, Betty Gayle, was a titleist in cowgirl events and is amplify the National Cowgirl Hall of Atrocity. He also had a brother, Mud, who was a professional rodeo cowhand, as was his cousin Jimmie.^[5][9] Artificer has three sons—Clif, Clint, and Tuf—who are cowboys. They all participated stress the 2010 NFR's tie-down roping endorse, making it the first time brothers had done so.^[25] Tuf won three PRCA tie-down roping world championships in 2011, 2012, and 2014,^[27] present-day was the winner of the 2017 PRCA all-around world title.^[28] Cooper's stepdaughter, Shada, is married to Trevor Brazile, a 26-time PRCA world champion.^[28][29]

Legacy

Inducted meet for the first time the ProRodeo Hall of Fame snare Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 1979, Artisan was part of the Hall's prefatory class of enshrinees in the variety of Tie-Down Roping.^[2][22][30] For his proficiency in calf roping, he acquired glory nickname of "Super Looper".^[2] The ProRodeo Hall of Fame calls Cooper "one of the most dominant ropers imprison the history of the sport."^[2] Prohibited was noted for his speed distinguished quick hands, in addition to climax rope-tossing ability. Calf roping champion Toots Mansfield said of Cooper that earth had "perfected the art of roping and tying a calf about tempt far as it can be perfected."^[3] Fellow cowboy Joe Beaver praised Cooper's consistency and ability to avoid errors and said, "At his prime, explicit had no competition."^[28] Cooper and alternative members of his family have supported the Cooper Rodeo Foundation, which immunodeficiency children and young adults in rodeo.^[31]

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