Dan Taylor (rodeo)
| Dan Collins Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 2, 1923 Doole, McCulloch County, Texas, USA |
| Died | November 3, 2010 (aged 87) Doole, Texas |
| Residence | Doole, Texas |
| Occupation | Rodeo performer and promotor |
| Spouse(s) | Berva Dawn Sorensen Taylor (married 1952–2010, his death) |
| Children |
Three daughters |
| Parent(s) | Babb and Kathleen Taylor |
Three daughters
Dan Collins Taylor (September 2, 1923 – November 3, 2010) was an American cowboy and rodeo performer and promoter.
Taylor was born to third-generation ranchers Babb Taylor (1904–1980) and Kathleen Taylor (1904–1987) in rural Doole near Brady in McCulloch County in central Texas. He graduated from high school in 1941.
From 1961 until 2009, Taylor was the "boss" of Chute 9, the timed-event competition, at the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo in Cheyenne, Wyoming. His total service to CFD rodeo was sixty-four years, 1945–2009, including time also as a contestant and a flag judge.
According to the Wyoming Tribune Eagle, Taylor was riding horses at the age of two, roping at five, and competing in rodeo at fifteen. In 1942, at 18 he was the youngest professional roper in the world. That year, he joined the Cowboy Turtles Association, the predecessor organization to the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, of which Taylor was subsequently the president from 1986 to 1987.
In 1944, Taylor entered roping competition at Cheyenne Frontier Days. In 1950, he finished third in world calf-roping competition. In 1951, he ranked fourth in world competition.
During his competitive years, Taylor won tie-down roping titles at San Antonio, Texas, Boston, Massachusetts, Ellensburg, Washington, Nampa, Idaho (the Snake River Stampede Rodeo), and Ogden and Salt Lake City, Utah.
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