Casey Tibbs

Casey Duane Tibbs (March 5, 1929 – January 28, 1990) was an American cowboy, rodeo performer, and actor. In 1979, he was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame.

For the paralympian, see Casey Tibbs (athlete).

Casey Duane Tibbs
Born(1929-03-05)March 5, 1929
Stanley County, South Dakota, U.S.
DiedJanuary 28, 1990(1990-01-28) (aged 60)
Ramona, California, U.S.
OccupationActor, cowboy, and rodeo performer

Life and career

Tibbs was born to John F. Tibbs (1886–1948) and Florence M. Tibbs (1889–1974) in rural Orton northwest of Fort Pierre in Stanley County in central South Dakota. He was of English descent. He held the "World All-Around Cowboy Champion" title twice, in 1951 and 1955. He won in 1949, 1951–1954, and 1959, the world saddle bronc riding championship and in 1951 world bareback bronc riding championship. He was featured on the 22 October 1951 cover of Life magazine.[1]

He moved in 1976 to Ramona, California, to raise and breed horses. After battling bone cancer and then lung cancer for about a year, he died at his home in Ramona, while watching the 1990 Super Bowl. He is interred at the Scotty Philip Cemetery in Fort Pierre, South Dakota.[2]

Selected filmography

After his successful rodeo career, Tibbs became a stunt man, stunt coordinator, technical director, livestock consultant, wrangler, and actor for the film industry. He wrote, produced, directed, and starred in the film Born to Buck.[3]

Tributes
  • Annual Casey Tibbs Ramona Roundup in Ramona, California
  • 28-foot-tall bronze likeness, ProRodeo Hall of Fame, Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • Ian Tyson wrote a song about Tibbs for the album I Outgrew the Wagon
  • Mentioned in the film Smokey and the Bandit
  • Mentioned in the Chris Ledoux song "Back when we was kids".
  • Cole Elshere plays the role of Casey Tibbs in "Floating Horses – The Life of Casey Tibbs".[4]
  • In 1979, he was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame, the highest honor in rodeo.[5]

Honors

References
  1. Life, 22 October 1951
  2. "Casey Tibbs, 60, Rodeo Cowboy Who was World Champ 9 Times", Associated Press (c/o San Jose Mercury News, January 30, 1990.
  3. Tibbs, Casey (September 1, 1966). "Born to Buck". www.imdb.com. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  4. "'Floating Horses – The Life of Casey Tibbs' to be shown on PBS on Feb. 11". Tri-Stock Livestock News. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  5. "Casey Tibbs – Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame". Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  6. "Rodeo Hall of Fame Inductees – National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum". National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  7. "Casey Tibbs – South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame". www.sdshof.com. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  8. "Casey Tibbs". Pendleton Round-Up and Happy Canyon Hall of Fame. pendletonhalloffame.com. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  9. "Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame Inductees". Cheyenne Frontier Days. www.cfdrodeo.com. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  10. "Casey Tibbs | Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame". erhof.com. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  11. "Casey Duane Tibbs". Western Heritage from the Texas Trail of Fame. June 13, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  12. "2018 Hall of Fame Inductee Photos & Bios". California Rodeo Salina Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
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