In the mid-1930s, rodeo cowboys found themselves in the position of winning money at events, but struggling financially to get from one rodeo to the next.
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Editor鈥檚 Note: The Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame is inducting 11 new honorees with a ceremony June 11 in Valentine, Nebraska. Each week through mid-June, we鈥檒l meet the inductees.
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