This Week in the West: Casey Tibbs, Rodeo's Golden Boy

This Week in the West · Jan 26, 2026 · 6m

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🎙️ Episode 65: Casey Tibbs, Rodeo’s Golden Boy

📢 Episode Summary:

This episode of This Week in The West explores the extraordinary life and legacy of Casey Tibbs, one of the most influential figures in rodeo history. Born into a hard-scrabble homesteading family in South Dakota, Tibbs ignored his father’s doubts about rodeo and launched a career that would redefine the sport. By age 19, he was already a world champion, and between 1949 and 1955, he dominated rodeo with multiple world titles, all-around championships and a level of charisma that made him a national…