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Roy Dale Cooper (born November 13, 1955) [1] is an American former professional rodeo cowboy who competed in Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) events for more than two decades. He won the All-Around Cowboy world championship in 1983 and claimed seven individual discipline championships, including six tie-down roping titles.
Feb 9, 2011 · DECATUR — In his heyday, Roy Cooper was the king of tie-down calf roping. Sharp as a spur and tough as a boot, he dominated for nearly a decade, winning six world titles from 1976-84.
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Jul 10, 2015 · Tuf Cooper, a rodeo champion from Texas, was tossed from the Calgary Stampede in 2015 for striking his horse with his rope. His father is Roy "Super Looper" Cooper, a world rodeo champion.
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Oct 18, 2016 · Two lawsuits over allegations that star calf ropers rigged a lucrative rodeo in Arlington last year by losing on purpose were dismissed this week, as undisclosed settlements were reached in...
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Jul 29, 2014 · Roy Cooper, 58, was born in Hobbs, N.M., but always had Oklahoma blood running through his veins. His mother, Betty Rose Cooper (or Granny Rose as Tuf calls her) grew up just outside of Lawton. Cooper grew up on a ranch and his father, Tuffy Cooper, was a livestock inspector and champion roper in college.
A car wreck in Oklahoma in 1990 almost took Roy Cooper out of competition, but he came back to win the Texas Circuit calf roping in 1992. In 1995 he ranked in the PRCA top 15 and took fifth place in calf roping.
Dec 6, 1981 · Roy Cooper, Durant rodeo star, is '81 calf roping champ. ROY COOPER, an Oklahoman, is the world's fastest roper. He may be the fastest the best calf roper of all time. A tall, angular redhead, Cooper at 26 seems to have the complexities of life, and competition, well under control. He owns a rodeo base camp at Durant, has many good horses ...
