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Cowboy Traditions “Winning is not a sometime thing…it’s an all-the-time thing.” Cowboy Traditions STEAMBOAT The logo on the Wyoming uniforms depicts a Cowboy riding a bucking horse. This symbol has been K a part of the University of Wyoming Athletics Department since the early 1920’s, when UW Equipment OO Manager Deane Hunton obtained a photograph of a cowboy, Guy Holt, riding the world famous bucking horse Steamboat. Steamboat was born on a ranch between Laramie and Bosler in 1901, and is regarded as one of the greatest bucking horses ever. Hunton traced the photo, and had it made into a logo, that OUTL was utilized by UW athletic teams. In later years the symbol more closely resembled the logo on the state’s automobile license plates which was a depiction of another horse and rider. That bucking horse also was world famous and was called “Deadman”. While there are differing opinions on exactly which horse and rider is depicted on all of UW’s athletic HES C uniforms today, it is the symbol that is important. The bucking horse and rider represents the toughness, A and the never-say-die spirit that is Wyoming. O C The horse and rider that Hunton traced was of Steamboat with Holt hanging on. The photo was taken at the Albany County Fairgrounds in 1903. The symbol that is currently utilized more closely resembles the bucking horse and rider on the State of Wyoming’s automobile license plates. That YS design was developed by the then Secretary of State, Lester C. Hunt (who later became the Governor O of Wyoming, and a U.S. Senator) in 1935. It was his idea to use the bucking horse and rider. The horse and rider he utilized for the license plates differs from the Steamboat image. For the plates, Hunt WB used a photo of a rider named “Stub” Farlow, and a horse called “Deadman”. Deadman belonged to O C the Jackson Hole Frontier Association. The bucking horse and rider first appeared on the Wyoming license plate in 1936. A statue honoring the symbol called “Fanning a Twister”, was erected at the entrance to War Memorial Stadium in 1991. NENTS Whether it is Steamboat or Deadman on those Cowboy and Cowgirl uniforms, one thing is certain … O the bucking-horse-and-rider logo is one of the nation’s best, and most distinctive. OPP COWBOY JOE Cowboy Joe IV, a fourth generation Wyoming mascot, trots around War Memorial Stadium after each Cowboy touchdown, a tradition which started in 1950 when REVIEW the Farthing Family of Cheyenne made a generous donation of a young pony to become Wyoming's mascot. This beautiful little pony is very popular with Cowboy fans of all ages. DS COR RE IONS T TRADI N O ATI R INIST M D A C SixTh MAn CluB W Wyoming's students cheer on the Cowboys as M members of the Sixth Man club. UW's student section is one of the loudest and most enthusiastic in the nation, inspiring the Cowboys to greater heights. 146 Cowboy Traditions ChEERlEADERS OUTL Cheerleading is the spirit of Wyoming Athletics where traditions run deep and the enthusiasm never dies. OO Cowboy sports are flying high and the cheerleaders K are leading the way. Under the direction of Ty'Lene Jackson, and assisted by Samantha Silbaugh and Erik Gjording, the UW Cheerleaders will be working C O to get the crowd involved and to boost the level of A excitement to new extremes. Make this the year to C get involved, share the excitement, and cheer for HES the Cowboys! C O WB WB WilDfiRE O YS OPP Wildfire, Wyoming's dance team, YS OPP performs in conjunction with the band and cheerleaders at Cowboy football and basketball games. Wildfire is O under the direction of Ty'Lene Jackson, O NENTS REVIEW RE assisted by Samantha Silbaugh and NENTS REVIEW RE Erik Gjording. COR COR DS DS TRADI A D D M M INIST INIST R R ATI ATI O O N PiSTOl PETE N The entertaining antics of Pistol Pete are a longtime tradition at Cowboy M home games. W C PEP BAnD The popular Cowboy Pep Band performs at every Wyoming basketball game. The band's rendition of Ragtime Cowboy Joe never fails to get fans on their feet. 147 Cowboy Traditions K COWBOYS RAGTiME COWBOY JOE The nickname “Cowboys” was applied to OO The familiar fight song of the Wyoming Cowboys is Ragtime Wyoming athletic teams as early as 1891 Cowboy Joe, which is performed by the band as the teams - two years before the first official football enter the court and to fire up the fans. The Cowboy players OUTL game. The story is that the Wyoming pick- traditionally sing this song in the locker room following each up football team appealed to a 220 pound Wyoming victory. cowpuncher, Fred Bush, for help in a game against the Cheyenne Soldiers. Bush signed HES C up for a course or two and came out for the A RAGTIME O team. When he trotted onto the field decked C out in a checkered shirt and Cowboy hat, COWBOY JOE someone yelled, “Hey, look at the cowboy!” “He always sings Raggy music to the Since many of the members of the team were cattle as he swings back and forward in YS O also ex-cowboys, the name stuck. the saddle, on a horse - a pretty good horse! - he’s got a syncopated gaiter, and WB you ought to hear the meter to the roar O of his repeater; how they run - YES RUN! C - when they hear him a-comin', ’cause the western folks all know, he’s a high- falootin', rootin', tootin', son of a gun from ol’ Wyoming, Ragtime Cowboy, Talk about NENTS your Cowboy, Ragtime Cowboy Joe!” O OPP REVIEW DS COR RE IONS T TRADI N O ATI R INIST M D A C W M 148 Cowboy Traditions uniVERSiTY Of WYOMinG OUTL AThlETiCS hAll Of fAME Men’s Basketball Inductees OO 1943 NCAA Basketball Championship Team K Back Row, Left to Right: Jim Collins, Floyd Volker, Milo Komenich, Coach Ev Shelton, C Lou Roney, Kenny Sailors, Jim Weir, Phillip O A O. Badger, President of the NCAA. Front C Row, Left to Right: Don Waite, Earl "Shadow" HES Ray, Jim Reese. C O WB O YS OPP O NENTS REVIEW RE MEN’S BASKETBALL Fennis Dembo, 1985-88, Inducted 1993 Kenny Sailors, 1941-46, Inducted 1993 Ev Shelton, 1939-59 (coach), Inducted 1993 Johnny Winterholler, 1936-39, Inducted 1993 COR 1943 NCAA Championship Basketball Team, Inducted 1993 Flynn J. Robinson, 1963-65, Inducted 1994 DS William Strannigan, 1941-42 (player), 1960-73 (coach), Inducted 1994 Charles W. “Tub” Bradley, 1979-81, Inducted 1996 TRADI Milward L. Simpson, 1917-21, Inducted 1996 C. Keith Bloom, 1947-50, Inducted 1997 Curt Gowdy, 1940-42, Inducted 1998 Eric Leckner, 1985-88, Inducted 1998 John Pilch, 1947-48-49, Inducted 1999 A Tony Windis, 1957-59, Inducted 1999 D Jim Brandenburg, 1978-87 (coach), Inducted 2000 M INIST Joe Capua, 1954-56, Inducted 2001 Bill Garnett, 1979-82, Inducted 2001 R ATI George “Moe” Radovich, 1950-52, Inducted 2002 O Reginald Slater, 1988-92, Inducted 2002 N Willard A. “Dutch” Witte, 1931-39 (coach), Inducted 2003 Leon Clark, 1963-66, Inducted 2004 M Theo Ratliff, 1992-95, Inducted 2005 W Stan Dodds, 1968-70, Inducted 2006 C Milo Komenich, 1942-46, Inducted 2006 Fennis Dembo, Wyoming's all-time scoring leader, greets fellow Hall of Famer Flynn Robinson, who ranks Dick Sherman, 1963-66, Inducted 2007 second on the all-time scoring list. 149 Cowboy Letterman Campbell, Rudolph, 1906 Ebert, James, 2005-06 Hegewald, George, 1920-21-22 Campman, Ted, 1945 Eckhardt, Terry, 1956-57-58 Henry, Rick, 1990-91-93 Abrams, Aaron, 2000 K Capellan, Warren, 1945 Eford, Al, 1975-77 Henson, Aaron, 2007 Adams, Brandon, 1981 A Capua, Joe, 1954-55-56 Einspahr, Ray, 1936-37-38 Hicks, Elzy, 1935-36 Adams, David, 2003-04 OO Carlson, Don, 1956-58 Eliopolis, George, 1945 Higgins, Queintonia, 1990-94 Adams, Jack, 1973-74-75-76 Akacem, Fayssal, 2000 Chamberlain, Douglas, 1961 Eliopulos, Nick, 1952-54-55 Hiti, Chris, 1986 Akeson, Roy, 1907 Chamberlain, Oris, 1949-50-51 Emory, Frank, 1925-26 Holden, Gordon, 1955-56 OUTL Alexander, Bill, 1972-73-74-75 Chappell, Dave, 1972 Engels, Louis, 2007 Holland, Melvin, 1928 Alexander, Maurice, 1991-92 Chase, Ken, 1959-60 Engler, Chris, 1981-82 Homar, Paul, 1961-64-65 Allen, Jeff, 1995-96-97-98 Chedsey, Francis, 1922 Engstrom, John, 1928-29-30 Hook, Pete, 1958 Allsman, Lewis S., 1925 Chervinskas, Steve, 1972 Enzi, Brad, 1996 Hosey, Jamal, 1983-85 Childers, Terry, 1968 Erickson, Bob, 1964 Howling, Robert, 1983 HES Amundson, Mike, 1985-86-87-88 C Anderson, Chris, 2005-06 Christensen, Ray, 1935-36-37 Erickson, Oscar, 1924-25-26-27 Hudson, Ron, 1967 A Asay, Lyle, 1917 Christenson, Stanley, 1933-34-35-36 Esau, LeRoy, 1951-52 Hughes, John, 1950-51-52 O Asbury, Tom, 1965-66-67 Clark, Jack, 1937-38-39 Ewing, Brandon, 2006-07-08 Hulsebus, Alvin, 1964 C Ashley, Carl, 1967-68-69-70 Clark, Ken Morgan, 1973 Hulsebus, LeRoy, 1958-59 Clark, Leon, 1963-64-65-66 Hunt, Tim, 1984-85-86-87 Clements, Robert, 1951 Fagin, James, 1945 Hunton, Deane, 1905-07-08-09-10-11 YS Cline, George, 1919-20 Hunton, John, 1906 Bailey, Henry, 1972-74 Fanning, Blake, 1930-31 O Clough, Tom, 1971 f Hunton, Tom, 1905-07 Farthing, Robert, 1939-40 Bailey, Marcus, 2000-01-02-03 Cockreham, Walter J., 1957 Huse, Ed, 1954-55-56 BBaker, Robert, 1945 Fazekas, Joe, 1977 WB Colby, Mike, 1970-71-72 Banta, Royden J., 1923-24-25-26 Feeley, Ted, 1968 O Coleman, HL, 1994-95-96-97 Barnett, Stewart, 1989 Fitzke, Paul, 1921 C Coletti, John, 1929-30 Barnett, Todd, 1990-91 Flanigin, Pat, 1975-76-77 Irvin, Franklyn, 1971-72 Collins, Fred, 1963 Barnett, Tony, 1976-77-78 Flynn, Arnie, 1948-49-50 Irving, Wayne, 1982 Collins, James, 1943-47-48 i Bean, Clint, 1989-90 Forman, Ross, 2006 Bebout, Eli, 1969 Collins, Kenneth, 1965-66 Fowler, Pete, 1952-53-55 Bell, Rick, 1969 Corbett, John, 1922-23-24 Fox, Cyril, 1925-26 NENTS Jackson, Gary, 1973 Berkenfield, Bill,