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1958 Rowell Rodeo Buckle Presented to actor Robert Culp

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
1958 Rowell Rodeo Buckle Presented to actor Robert Culp
Preview: Phoenix Marriott Mesa - 200 N Centennial Way, Mesa, AZ 85201
Preview Period:
Thursday January 27 -- 3:00 pm-7:00 pm
Friday January 28 -- 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday January 29 – 9:00 am -4:30 pm
Sterling and 10K oval let ‘er buck trophy buckle with rope edge made by the Harry Rowell Co of Hayward and pre?sented to popular actor Robert Culp as Honorary attendee at the 1958 California Rodeo in Salinas. Buckle measures 4” across. Superb condition Includes a Rowell, acorn tooled, white latigo laced belt Robert Culp (1930-2010) Though most widely known for his co-starring role with Bill Cosby in TV's immensely popular espionage series, I Spy, Robert Martin Culp first came to national attention early in his career as the star of the 1957 Western television series Trackdown, in which he played a Texas Ranger. Trackdown was a spin-off of Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater and several of the epsiodes were directed by the legenadry Sam Peckinpah (Wild Bunch). Trackdown then had a CBS spin-off of its own: Wanted: Dead or Alive, with Steve McQueen as bounty hunter Josh Randall. The Rowell Saddle Co Harry and Bertha Rowell's legacy began in the late 1910s in Hayward, California. A native from England, Harry Rowell jumped ship from HMS Royal Navy in Canada and landed in California. Working odd jobs as a dairyman and a boxer and tallow driver, Harry & Bertha started the Rowell Ranch located in the Dublin Canyon, in Dublin, California. From their hard work came the Hayward Rodeo, now the Rowell Ranch Rodeo. Harry and Bertha along with their daughter Elizabeth, started a legacy rich in the American West and the American Dream. Harry Rowell is credited with being The Rodeo King of the West and was instrumental in making the Sport of Rodeo what it is today. Harry Rowell was a stock contractor for the Cowboy's Turtle Association, held stock contractor's license #1 for the Rodeo Cowboy's Association (the RCA which preceded the PRCA) and the Professional Rodeo Cowboy's Association (PRCA). Harry Rowell also started the Grand National Rodeo that is now held every year at the San Francisco Cow Palace. Harry Rowell has been inducted into both the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, Colorado and into The Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 2010 marked the Centennial celebration for the California Rodeo in Salinas. It started as a Wild West Show in the early 1900s with a bucking horse event. By 1911 the first rodeo was held and included a schedule of week long festivities such as the carnival, fair, race meeting, and first ever horse parade down Main Street. Contracted acts were also a feature of the annual event, starting with a clown and talented cowboys known for wild and entertaining rides. Today the California Rodeo is keeping tradition alive both in the arena and on the track. On the track, specialty acts are still contracted to entertain the crowd and in the arena the professional cowboys of the ProRodeo Cowboys Association show off their talents in their respective events. The California Rodeo remains as the largest rodeo in California.