The Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum is located in

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, United States. The museum was founded in 1978. It is a

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, dedicated to interpreting, conserving and exhibiting the history and material culture of Cheyenne,

Cheyenne Frontier Days Cheyenne Frontier Days is an outdoor rodeo and western celebration in the United States, held annually since 1897 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. It bills itself as the "World's Largest Outdoor Rodeo and Western Celebration." The event, claimed to be one ...

, the State of Wyoming and the American West. The

museum A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these ...

features the Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame. Permanent exhibits include Western horse-drawn carriages and wagons, the history and memorabilia of

rodeo celebration, local history of Cheyenne, pioneer artifacts and clothing, and Western and

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. The ''Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum'' is home to the "World’s Largest Outdoor

Rodeo Rodeo () is a competitive equestrian sport that arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain and Mexico, expanding throughout the Americas and to other nations. It was originally based on the skills required of the working va ...

and Western Celebration" with its permanent exhibit on the history of Cheyenne Frontier Days.

Clayton Danks Clarence Clayton Danks (July 21, 1879 – June 23, 1970) was a three-time winner of Cheyenne Frontier Days, an outdoor rodeo and western celebration held each July in the Wyoming capital city of Cheyenne. He is believed to be the cowboy of th ...

, the winner of three CFD competitions prior to 1910, is the model cowboy on the horse Steamboat on the Wyoming

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, the

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. The saddle which Danks won in CFD competition in 1907 was donated by his surviving family members to the museum in September 2013. Shirley E. Flynn, director of the museum from 1987 to 1991, penned the history of the Frontier Days celebration in her 1996 book ''Let's Go! Let's Show! Let's Rodeo! The History of Cheyenne Frontier Days''.

Hall of Fame

The Hall of Fame inducts individuals, livestock, and organizations who helped and continue to maintain the rodeo widely known as "The Daddy of 'em All." Everyone voted into the hall of fame "represents the competitive and cooperative spirit that has remained the hallmark of Cheyenne Frontier Days since 1897."

Hall of Fame Inductees

Class of 2020 * Scott Binning * Monte Blue * Del Peterson *

Kristie Peterson Kristie Peterson (born October 10, 1955) is a ProRodeo Hall of Fame barrel racer. She was inducted into the Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame in 2020. Life Kristie Peterson was born on October 10, 1955, in Dayton, Ohio. Peterson grew up on a r ...

* The Schrader Family * Tom Watson * French Flash “Bozo” Hawk Class of 2019 * Terry “Buffie” Bottorff * Valerie Cegelski-McLeod *

Billy Etbauer Billy Etbauer (born January 15, 1963) is an American former professional rodeo cowboy who specialized in saddle bronc riding. He competed on the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) circuit along with his two brothers, Robert and Dan. ...

* Painted Valley * Bud Racicky * Bob Weaver * WHEELS Class of 2018 *

Trevor Brazile Trevor Brazile (born November 16, 1976) is an American rodeo champion who competes in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA). He holds the record for the most PRCA world championship titles with 26. He won his 26th title in 2020. He a ...

* David Johansen * Jim Lynch * David “Sammy” McInerney * O.D. “Jack” Mueller * J.D. Yates Class of 2017 * Darrell Barron * Ote Berry * Helen Bowen * Jerry Carter * Rod Hottle * James “Jim” Johnson Class of 2016 * Teresa Jordan * Ann King * Jim Mueller * Duane “Bubba” Roedocker * Billy Ward *

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Class of 2015 * Spiro “Sam” Contos * W.E. Dinneen Family * Reva Gray * Kay Jessen *

Ty Murray Ty Monroe Murray (born October 11, 1969), is an American nine-time World Champion professional rodeo cowboy. He was one of the top rodeo contestants in the world from the late 1980s to early 2000s. He is an inductee of the ProRodeo Hall of Fame ...

* Bob Romer * Dr. Norman Swanson Class of 2014 * Dr. Frank Barrett * CFD Western Art Show Committee 1981-2013 * Elizabeth “Liz” Escobedo * Harrison Halligan * Ken McCann * Hank Thompson Class of 2013 * Albert “Whitey” Christensen * Tucker Fagan * Vianna Gurney * Dick Sherman * Jeremy Sparks * Earl Vandehei Family * The HEELS of Cheyenne Frontier Days Class of 2012 * Kiwanis Club of Cheyenne * Marvin Leff * Romeo Entertainment Group * James A. Storey Jr. * Randy Wagner * William McKinley Wilkinson * D.R. Whitaker Ranch Families Class of 2011 * Chuck Baley * Ray Boeshart * Ralph Buell * Carol Farthing * Margaret Irwin * Dr. Donald Kougl * Enid Lummis & Family *

Montie Montana Montie Montana (born Owen Harlen Mickel; June 21, 1910 – May 20, 1998) was a rodeo trick rider and trick roper, actor, stuntman and cowboy inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 1994. Biography Montana was born in Wolf Point, Montana, in ...

* William “Obie” Obermeier * Dick Pickett * Don Stanfield Class of 2010 * Tom Bauman *

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* Floyd Carroll * Brad Churchill * Louise Cole * April & T.V. Jones * Ronda Mahan * John Morris * Kent Rutledge Class of 2009 * Hadley Barrett * Buddy Bensmiller * Shirley Churchill * Floyd & Diane Humphrey * Charles “Sharkey” Irwin * Dean Oliver * Ned Murray * Phil Van Horn Class of 2008 *

Guy Allen Guy Allen (born September 5, 1958) is an American ProRodeo Hall of Fame cowboy and an 18-time steer roping world champion. He competes in rodeos sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA). He won the world title for the stee ...

* Lynn Beutler * Crooked Nose *

* Irwin Family * Jack Miller * W.J. “Jack” Ryan, DDS * Ace Tyrrell * Corky Warren * Senior Steer Ropers Association Class of 2007 * Willits A. Brewster *

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* Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce * Buddy Lytle * John “Jack” Mabee * Ikua Purdy * Orville Strandquist * Tillard Family Class of 2006 * Bertha Kaepernick Blanchett *

Freckles Brown Warren Granger "Freckles" Brown (January 18, 1921 – March 20, 1987) was a hall of fame American rodeo cowboy from Wheatland, Wyoming. His career spanned from 1937 to 1974, competing in bull riding, saddle bronc riding, bareback bronc ri ...

* Gene Bryan * Lou Domenico * Red Fenwick * Jim Hearne *

Monty "Hawkeye" Henson Monty Henson, sometimes known as Hawkeye Henson (born October 22, 1953), is a three-time Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) world champion saddle bronc rider. He was born in Farmersville near Dallas, Texas. He grew up with childhoo ...

* Linderman Family *

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* Dr. J.S. Palen * Tom Powers *

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* Dan Taylor * Sonny Worrell Class of 2005 * Walter J. “Buzz” Bradley * Charles D. Carey, Jr. *

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* Jerry Jessen * Ben Johnson, Sr. * Harry Knight * Don McLaughlin * Ruby Mercer * Jim Powers * Powers Family * Sally Rand * Warren Richardson * Jim Tescher * Lois Wade * Mary Weppner *

Fred Whitfield Fred Whitfield may refer to: * Fred Whitfield (baseball) * Fred Whitfield (rodeo) Fred Whitfield (born August 5, 1967) is an American former professional rodeo cowboy who specialized in tie-down roping. He won eight Professional Rodeo Cowboys A ...

Class of 2004 * Joe Alexander * Mary Elizabeth Carpender *

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* Bill Dubois * F.E. Warren Air Force Base * Shirley Flynn * Rudy Hofmann * Calvin Jumping Bull * Dr. Jack Ketcham * Fred Lowry * Leonard Mayer * Merritt Family * Mr. T * Wick Peth * Dan Rees * Ike Rude * Joseph Stimson *

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* Earl Thode * Lorena Trickey Class of 2003 * John Bell * George Bruegman * Paul Bruegman * Ora N. “Dutch” Buckles *

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* John Cole * E.O. Davis * Quail Dobbs *

Lane Frost Lane Clyde Frost (October 12, 1963 – July 30, 1989) was an American professional rodeo cowboy who specialized in bull riding, and competed in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA). He was the 1987 PRCA World Champion bull ride ...

* Turk Greenough * Robert “Bob” Hanesworth *

Tuff Hedeman Richard Neale "Tuff" Hedeman (born March 2, 1963) is an American former professional rodeo cowboy who specializes in bull riding. He won the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) bull riding world championship three times (1986, 1989 and ...

* C.W. “Charlie” Hirsig * Hirsig Family * Chris LeDoux * Clark McEntire *

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* Norma Bell Morris * Mel Potter * Everett Shaw *

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* James “J.D” Vandewark * Harry Vold * Duane Von Krosigk * Shoat Webster Class of 2002 * Princess Blue Water * Margaret Boice * Dazee Bristol * T. Joe Cahill *

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* Shawn Davis * Marietta Dinneen * Verne Elliott * Gus Fleischli * C.B. Irwin * Arlene Kensinger * Don Kensinger * Tad Lucas *

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* Ed McCarty *

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* Chuck Parkison * Wilbur Plaugher *

Jim Shoulders James A. Shoulders (May 13, 1928 – June 20, 2007), also known as Jim Shoulders, was an American professional rodeo cowboy and rancher. He is commemorated at the ProRodeo Hall of Fame. At the time of his death, he was one of the most success ...

* Colonel E.A. Slack * Steamboat * Edward T. Storey *

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Casey Tibbs Casey Duane Tibbs (March 5, 1929 – January 28, 1990) was a rodeo cowboy, and actor. In 1979, he was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame. Life and career Tibbs was born to John F. Tibbs (1886–1948) and Florence M. Tibbs (1889–1974) in ...

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