Larry Mahan (b. November 21, 1943 in Salem, Oregon) is a former rodeo champion.
Riding career
Mahan broke into professional rodeo at the age of 14.[1] He won the title of World All-Around Rodeo Champion for five consecutive years from 1966 to 1970, and a sixth time in 1973.[1] His 1973 comeback and competition with Phil Lyne was the subject of the documentary The Great American Cowboy, which won the 1973 Academy Award for Documentary Feature.[2]
His consecutive all-around record was not surpassed until 1994 by Ty Murray, and his six total all-around victory was not surpassed until 1998, also by Murray.[1] He was also World Bull Riding Champion in 1965 and 1967.
Honors
Mahan was inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in 1979,[1] the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum's Rodeo Hall of Fame in 1966,[3] and the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1985.[4]
After rodeo
After he retired from rodeo, he established the Larry Mahan Collection, a line of western wear.[2] He is also one of the title characters in the song Ramblin' Jack and Mahan by Guy Clark.[5] Larry is also the host of RFD TV's Equestrian Nation.
In 1976, he released an album on Warner Brothers (BS 2959) entitled Larry Mahan, King of the Rodeo. The songs on the album are:
- Freckled Face and Pretty Ribbons
- There's More to a Cowboy
- Stunt Man
- King of the Rodeo
- Larry's Salty Dog Blues
- Mom's Silver Dollar Saloon
- Up Jumped the Devil
- Rosie's Palace of Pure Love and Fingertip Massage
- Smokey Mountain Cowboy
- Ha Ha
In 1972, Mahan had a small part in the Cliff Robertson movie, J.W. Coop. In the 2007 movie No Country for Old Men, Josh Brolin's character buys and wears a pair of 'Larrys'. [1] [2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Inductees". Professional Rodeo Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-05-30.
- ^ a b "Larry Mahan". LarryMahan.com. Archived from the original on 2007-01-27. Retrieved 2007-05-30.
- ^ "Rodeo Inductees and Honorees". National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. Archived from Rodeo Hall of Fame the original on 2007-05-29. Retrieved 2007-05-30.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "Hall of Fame Roll of Honor Members". Oregon Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved February 23, 2010. [dead link]
- ^ "Ramblin' Jack and Mahan". CowboyLyrics.com. Retrieved 2007-05-30.