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Pete Knight

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Pete Knight Famous memorial

Birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
23 May 1937 (aged 34)
Hayward, Alameda County, California, USA
Burial*
Hayward, Alameda County, California, USA Add to Map

* This is the original burial site

Plot
Plot 12, Section 5C
Memorial ID
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Rodeo Champion. He was the 4-time world champion saddle bronc rider, 1932, '33, '35 and '36. He was also the 3-time Calgary Stampede champion. He was killed in 1937 at the Hayward, California rodeo. His body was moved to Arkansas in 1960 in order to be beside his wife and daughter.
Rodeo Champion. He was the 4-time world champion saddle bronc rider, 1932, '33, '35 and '36. He was also the 3-time Calgary Stampede champion. He was killed in 1937 at the Hayward, California rodeo. His body was moved to Arkansas in 1960 in order to be beside his wife and daughter.

Bio by: Bruce Lee



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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: countedx58
  • Added: Oct 20, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12113089/pete-knight: accessed ), memorial page for Pete Knight (5 May 1903–23 May 1937), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12113089, citing Lone Tree Cemetery, Hayward, Alameda County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.