Monty "Hawkeye" Henson

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Monty Henson, sometimes known as Hawkeye Henson (born October 22, 1953), is a three-time Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) world champion saddle bronc rider. [1]

He was born in Farmersville near Dallas, Texas. He grew up with childhood friend, PRCA bull riding champion, and fellow hall of famer Don Gay. [2] [3] During his rodeo career he won 3 world titles in 1975, 1976, and again in 1982. He won the average at the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) 4 times, and qualified for the NFR 14 times. He won or placed at almost every major rodeo in the US as well going to rodeos in Europe and Japan.

He was quoted as saying, "I’m a cowboy. That’s the best thing anybody could say about me. If I could have that on my tombstone – Here lies Hawkeye, a cowboy – then I can die a happy man." In 1994, he was inducted in the Prorodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, Colorado. [4] In 2002, Hawkeye was inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame [5] located in the Fort Worth Stockyards in Fort Worth, Texas. The museum features many of his personal items from his rodeo career. He has appeared in numerous television programs and films. In 2004, he was cast as Hawkeye in four episodes of the HBO series Deadwood alongside Ian McShane, Timothy Olyphant, and Molly Parker. [6] He is also a country music entertainer and rodeo promoter.

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  2. ↑ "Don Gay". ProRodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  3. ↑ "The Casey Tibbs of Tomorrow". The New York Times. June 13, 1975. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved May 11, 2017.
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  5. 1 2 "Monty "Hawkeye" Henson". Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame | Fort Worth Texas. November 20, 2003. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  6. ↑ Monty 'Hawkeye' Henson at IMDb
  7. ↑ "Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame Inductees". www.cfdrodeo.com. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Inductees". Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
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