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Feb 6, 2023 · Sigmund Seroka NonStop Local. Feb 6, 2023 Updated May 3, 2023. One of Pendleton's first Black cowboys: George Fletcher. PENDLETON, Ore. --- George Fletcher is one of the first Black cowboys...
Feb 21, 2024 · Breaking Barriers. George Fletcher, the true champion of Oregon's 1911 Pendleton Round-Up. At the turn of the 20th century, George Fletcher became an important figure for Oregon's cowboy...
Saddle Bronc Rider. Born in October of 1890 at Saint Mary’s, Kansas, George Fletcher was probably the greatest African-American rough stock rider in early-day rodeo. He grew up around Pendleton, Oregon, and spent his youth working horses on area ranches and on the Umatilla Reservation.
Cowboy and rodeo performer. George Fletcher (1890-1973) was a cowboy and rodeo rider raised near Pendleton, Oregon. In 1911 he took second place in the Pendleton Round-Up Rodeo, in 1969 he became one of 10 people inducted into the first class of the Pendleton Round-Up Hall of Fame, and in 2001 he was inducted into the National Cowboy Hall of Fame .
Sep 8, 2021 · George Fletcher was one of the greatest Black rough-stock riders in the early days of rodeo. Raised in the Pendleton area, he spent his youth working horses on nearby ranches and on the Umatilla reservation until he entered his first rodeo at age 16.
Aug 30, 2023 · Fletcher is best remembered for his presence at the 1911 Pendleton Round-Up, where he was the first African American to ever compete in bronc riding. Judges awarded first prize (the winner’s saddle) to Spain. Second place went to Fletcher and third to Sundown. George Fletcher, Public Domain.
Nov 12, 2021 · Born in 1890 in Kansas, Fletcher, who was Black, moved to Pendleton as a child and learned to ride broncs on the Umatilla Indian Reservation while facing discrimination and racism from Pendleton residents. He entered the bronc riding competition at the Round-Up in 1911, making it all the way to finals.
