Utah Cowboy Museum

Chuck Story was an early member of the Weber County Sheriff’s Posse, helping it grow to a large and vital organization, that not only performed intricate drills at the rodeo each year, but also provided search and rescue services for Weber County, and rode in reenactments of the Pony Express ride. In 1955, he and […]

Darrell Christensen, aka “Breezy” to many folks, is a long-time family man and rodeo announcer. He has spent countless hours behind the scenes of the sport, including committee work, president of the Utah High School Rodeo Association, and RMRA president.  He laid the foundation for the Utah High School Rodeo Association so that it became known […]

Flip was active in the western world from 1947 when he organized the Magna Mountain Riders.  He and a committee built an arena in Magna. He later built another arena with a racing track in Magna in 1955.  He was chairman of “The Days of ’47 rodeo from 1963 – 1997, starting the horse parade […]

Lon’s favorite saying was “You’ve got to get the vision.”  This vision was what made him an amazing artist. His talents ranged from painting and drawing to saddle making, taxidermy, wood carving, furniture building, and welding .  Many times his creations would be donated to benefit others. He learned to shoe horses as a young […]

In 1945 Vern and a couple of friends gathered a small herd of wild horses and Brahma cross-bred cows and started producing amateur rodeos in Utah.  He bought out his partners in 1947 and started the Vern Oyler Rodeo Company, producing rodeos throughout the area for eleven years. When approached by the head of Garland’s […]