Entertainer, rodeo performer, and businessman. In 1919, he began his rodeo career as a bronc rider and steer wrestler in the western part of the United States. He spent several winters in Los Angeles in the early 1920s, riding and performing as a stuntman in movies starring Douglas Fairbanks, Tom Nix, and William Harts. When he was not filming, he rodeoed in Wyoming, winning multiple bulldogging championships and performing as a trick and Roman rider. In 1922, he spent most of his time bronc-riding and wild horse racing in Montana. By 1923, he had made a name for himself by competing in all of the major rodeos in the Midwest and South, mostly in bulldogging (or steer wrestling). At the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show and Rodeo in 1924, he set a new record for himself in bulldogging when he downed his calf in 7.20 seconds, only 0.20 above the world record. He also won the bulldogging championship at Pendleton, Oregon. Before leaving with Tex Austin's rodeo for his debut performance at the 1924 Wembley Rodeo in London, he married Barbara "Tad" Barnes. She was just beginning her career when she competed in trick riding for the first time. He took first place in the bulldogging competition and won the title of "International Bulldogging Champion" after tying up 26 steers for the highest average score. In 1925, he and his wife built a home in Fort Worth, Texas, which included an arena where they trained horses for jumping, trick riding, and bulldogging. Before he retired in 1940, he competed one last time in saddle bronc riding, bulldogging, and Roman riding at Cheyenne, Wyoming; Pendleton, Oregon; Madison Square Garden, Chicago; Fort Worth; and again in London. In his later years, he served as a judge at major rodeos and was co-owner of the Triangle Ranch Rodeo Company with Carl Dossey. He was inducted into the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame in 2002.