b'A COWBOY RESTS IN HEAVENLARRY MAHANNOVEMBER 21, 1943 - MAY 7, 2023L arry Mahan, a ProRodeo Hall of Famer and member1966, Mahan won his first of five consecutive all-around of the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame, died Sunday after achampionships, and then added a record sixth all-around multiyear battle with cancer. He was 79. title in 1973, overcoming two injury-riddled years to fight back to the top. He also won bull riding championships in Mahan qualified for the National Finals Rodeo 26 times1965 and 1967.on the professional circuit, winning six all-around world championships and two bull riding world championshipsMahan was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame during a career that included more than 1,200 rodeos andtwice, in 1979 as part of the inaugural class, and in 2010 rides on more than 6,000 bucking horses and bulls. as a Legend of Rodeo, and also was named to the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame, in addition to numerous other awards Along the way he blossomed into the sports firstand lifetime honors.mainstream star, using a charismatic personality and myriad talents to expand professional rodeos reach toAfter his rodeo career, Mahan dabbled in music, fashion a larger audience in the 1960s and 70s. He flew his ownand movies, taking his unprecedented rodeo fame to plane, wore loud plaid shirts, started his own clothingnew heights. In 1973, Mahan was the subject of the line of western wear and made regular appearances ondocumentary The Great American Cowboy, which won television and in magazine advertisements. He eventhe 1974 Academy Award for a documentary feature. was the subject of an award-winning documentary andA few years later, he played in a country western band, pursued a career as a country music singer after his rLarry Mahan and the Ramblin Rodeo Revue, which once odeo career. opened for Waylon Jennings at Red Rocks Amphitheater.Mahan grew up in Brooks, Oregon, where he developedMahan went on to appear in multiple movies, including a love of horses and wrangling calves at an early age. HisHe participated in his first rodeo in Redmond when heThe Good Old Boys, Six Pack Annie and Slim Pickens, host father gave him his first horse when he was 8 and, twowas 13, taking part in a kids competition, and winningthe television shows Horse World and Equestrian Nation, years later he started riding calves at the Salem Saddlethe calf riding event, earning $6 and a belt buckle. Mahanand provide color commentary on broadcasts of rodeos. Club at the state fairgrounds. Mahan landed a job loadingparticipated in amateur events for the next seven years,He also created a line of Western wear, including boots chutes at the saddle club, making 75 cents an hour, whenbefore reaching his earnings limit of $1,000 in 1963. Heand hats.it held two-hour calf riding sessions on Tuesdays andbecame a professional rodeo cowboy the following year, Sundays. After the sessions ended, Mahan was allowedigniting a career that spanned from 1964-75 and includedA foundation will be set up in Larry Mahans name. Details to ride himself, a gift that planted the seed for his hall ofbareback riding, saddle bronc riding and bull riding.on the foundation, and how to donate, will be released at a fame career. During his second year on the professional circuit, inlater date. Redeemer Lutheran Churchinvites you to join us!Sundays:8:30am - Bible study10:00am - Worship serviceAlternate Saturdays:10:00am - Mens Bible study10:00am - Womens Bible study @annex buildingMonthly special community events at the annex.450 Rose Ln., Wickenburg, AZFacebook @RedeemerWickenburgRedeemer.Wickenburg.events@gmail.com When I stepped in the door it felt like coming home.20 June 2023'