Jim Bob Altizer[1] (May 5, 1932 – December 12, 1997) was an American professional rodeo cowboy who specialized in calf and steer roping. He competed in the Rodeo Cowboys Association (RCA), and won the RCA calf roping world championship in 1959 and the RCA steer roping world championship in 1967.
Jim Bob Altizer | |
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| Born | May 5, 1932 Del Rio, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | December 12, 1997 (aged 65) Del Rio, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Calf and steer roper |
| Relatives | Blanche Altizer Smith (sister) |
Life and career
editJim Bob Altizer was born on May 5, 1932, in Del Rio, Texas, to Olin and Estella Cauthorn Altizer.[2]
He was the Texas state high school calf-roping champion in 1947 and the U.S. national high school calf-roping champion in 1948.[3] He graduated from Del Rio High School, also in 1948.[4] He turned professional in 1950.[3]
He won the calf-roping world championship at the inaugural National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in 1959, and the steer-roping world championship at the National Finals Steer Roping (NFSR) in 1967.[5] He qualified for the NFR as a calf roper ten times and the NFSR six times.[6] He won numerous rodeo titles throughout his career, and retired in 1976.[3]
Throughout his life, Altizer was a Texas border ranchman.[7]
Altizer died[8] on December 12, 1997, in Del Rio, Texas,[5] of cancer,[9] at the age of 65.
His older sister Blanche Altizer Smith was a professional rodeo cowgirl herself.[10]
His son Mack was a stock contractor for many years as the owner of Bad Company Rodeo.[11]
Honors
edit- In 1979, Jim Bob Altizer was one of the inaugural inductees into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame.[5]
- In 1995, he was inducted into the Rodeo Hall of Fame of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.[3]
- He was posthumously inducted into the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame in 2003,[6] the Texas Rodeo Hall of Fame in 2004,[2] and the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame in 2009.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Jim Bob Altizer: Born to rope and ride". Del Rio News-Herald. Del Rio, Texas. November 21, 1981. p. 1. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Jim Bob Altizer". Texas Rodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Jim Bob Altizer". National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ "A living legend: Jim Bob Altizer presents annual roping classic". Del Rio News-Herald. Del Rio, Texas. November 14, 1982. p. 22. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Jim Bob Altizer". ProRodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ a b "Jim Bob Altizer". Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ "Del Rioan Defeats World Champion In Match Roping". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. November 10, 1963. p. 39. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jim Bob Altizer dies". Del Rio News-Herald. Del Rio, Texas. December 12, 1997. p. 1. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Homestead". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. February 23, 2014. p. 18. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blanche Altizer Smith". National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ "Mack Altizer". Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ "Jim Bob Altizer". Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
