Larry Mahan Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi

Larry Mahan (b. November 21, 1943 in Salem, Oregon) is a former rodeo champion. Mahan broke into professional rodeo at the age of 14. He won the title of World All-Around Rodeo Champion for five consecutive years from 1966 to 1970, and a sixth time in 1973. His 1973 comeback and competition with Phil Lyne was the subject of the documentary The Great American Cowboy, which won the 1973 Academy Award for Documentary Feature. His consecutive all-around record was not surpassed until 1994 by Ty Murray, and his six total all-around victory was not surpassed until 1998, also by Murray. He was... MORE

Larry Mahan (b. November 21, 1943 in Salem, Oregon) is a former rodeo champion. Mahan broke into professional rodeo at the age of 14. He won the title of World All-Around Rodeo Champion for five consecutive years from 1966 to 1970, and a sixth time in 1973. His 1973 comeback and competition with Phil Lyne was the subject of the documentary The Great American Cowboy, which won the 1973 Academy Award for Documentary Feature. His consecutive all-around record was not surpassed until 1994 by Ty Murray, and his six total all-around victory was not surpassed until 1998, also by Murray. He was also World Bull Riding Champion in 1965 and 1967. Mahan was inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in 1979, the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum's Rodeo Hall of Fame in 1966, and the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1985. After he retired from rodeo, he established the Larry Mahan Collection, a line of western wear. He is also one of the title characters in the song Ramblin' Jack and Mahan by Guy Clark. Larry is also the host of RFD TV's Equestrian Nation. In 1976, he released an album on Warner Brothers (BS 2959) entitled Larry Mahan, King of the Rodeo. The songs on the album are: In LESS