Larry Mahan

Bull Rider

Birthday November 21, 1943

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace Salem, OR

DEATH DATE May 7, 2023 (79)

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About

American professional rodeo cowboy who won six all-around world championships and two bull riding world championships in the Rodeo Cowboys Association circuit at the National Finals Rodeo.

Before Fame

At age 14, he began competing in professional rodeo. In 1963, he competed in the Rodeo Cowboys Association. 

Trivia

He was the subject of the documentary The Great American Cowboy, which won the 1974 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film. The ProRodeo Hall of Fame inducted him in 1979 in the all-around category and inducted him as a Legend of ProRodeo in 2010. He is one of the title characters in the song "Ramblin' Jack and Mahan" by Guy Clark.

Family Life

He was the son of Reva Mae. He was married to Julanne Mahan.  

Associated With

He starred alongside Tommy Lee Jones and Sissy Spacek in the 1995 TV movie The Good Old Boys.