by chris@rosepapacreative.com | May 6, 2025 | Inductees, Rodeo Pre-1970s
Esley was born to Guy Fox and Grace Parshall Fox at their family home near Shell Creek Oct. 23, 1934. He was the third oldest of 15 siblings. Esley went to school at Elbowoods High School, where he was a member of the last graduating class in 1953.Upon graduating from...
by chris@rosepapacreative.com | May 16, 2024 | Inductees, Rodeo Pre-1970s
Ken “Kenny” Neuens was born February 16th, 1942, in Dickinson, ND, to Walt and Evelyn Neuens. He spent the first five years of his life on the home ranch 17 miles north of Medora. After a devastating flood, Ken and family moved to Bismarck. At the age of 13, Ken and...
by chris@rosepapacreative.com | May 12, 2022 | Inductees, Rodeo Pre-1970s
Freddie’s enthusiasm for the sport of cowboys began when he won a blue ribbon at the New Salem Horse show in the Pleasure Horse Class when he was 10 years old. After winning his first prize he built a chute at the old Kist Livestock Sales Ring in South Mandan....
by chris@rosepapacreative.com | Apr 3, 2022 | Inductees, Rodeo Pre-1970s
Dale Carlson was born August 12, 1940, in Minot, ND where he grew up and graduated from Minot High School in 1958. Dale dreamed of being a cowboy since he was a small boy and spent hours roping the back of a chair in his attic bedroom. With the help of Sonny Ehr and...
by chris@rosepapacreative.com | Apr 3, 2022 | Inductees, Rodeo Pre-1970s
Carroll F. Johnston was born on January 24, 1935, in Watford City, North Dakota. He was the firstborn son of Andrew and Leva (Thompson) Johnston. After the death of his father in a barn fire in 1939, Carroll went to live with his Uncle Ben, where he learned the way of...
