Rodeo Chief, Fair Official Plan '59 Event
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• Rodeo Chief, Fair Official Plan'59Event DalllS will be host to rodeo com- petit i on "in ib lintst hour" when the National Finals Rooeo is .I'af(! at the Stale fa ir Live' l slock Coliseum in December. 1959 . I So preciicltd John V.nCronk· hill!, genera l manager of the Nt- tiOM! Finab Rodeo Comminion. who WIS in Dallas Saturday to diKUU plana the tvm t with Jam es H. executive vice- president .nd ,eneral mana,er of the Stlte Fai, of TexIS , I D,lI., WI! recen tly IW.rded the series by the Naelon. 1 Fi nal s l Rod eo Commiss i on . whic h Van- Cronkh i te called the "biggHt r0- deo in the world ," V.nCronkhite pointed OUI that n:deo today is • booming sport, wh i ch covus 3S stalu fr om COIst : to COlS I and draws In annul' , attendance of some - 'Inking it wi th ma jor IUJUe but- bill Ind colleSI! football IS OM of the mos t JIOPIfla, .pectator !port! in the nati on. Cowboys - (hostn on the bui. of points won in regular-selson RCA competitio n - will compete ! for the bi gg e st $-day purse in th e I hi st o ry of rode o, lmounti n, to S50. 0IXI plus entry fee. . I The 5-d.y mie. in the new ! 7, msea t Stile F.ir Li v estock l Col i seum will open Dtc . Z6, lUll, •
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Dallas Morning News story from Nov. 17, 1958 about the city landing the first National Finals Rodeo.
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• Rodeo Chief, Fair Official Plan'59Event
DalllS will be host to rodeo competition "in ib lintst hour" when the National Finals Rooeo is .I'af(! at the Stale fa ir Live'
l slock Coliseum in December. 1959. I
So preciicltd John V.nCronk· hill!, general manager of the NttiOM! Finab Rodeo Comminion. who WIS in Dallas Saturday to diKUU plana ~t the tvmt with James H. ~.rt. executive vicepresident .nd ,eneral mana,er of the Stlte Fai, of TexIS, I
D,lI., WI! recently IW.rded the series by the Naelon.1 Finals l
Rodeo Commission . which VanCronkhite called the "biggHt r0-
deo in the world," V.nCronkhite pointed OUI that
n:deo today is • booming sport, which covus 3S stalu from COIst: to COlSI and draws In annul' , attendance of some I~ .OOO,OOII -'Inking it with major IUJUe butbill Ind colleSI! football IS OM
of the most JIOPIfla, .pectator !port! in the nation.
Cowboys - (hostn on the bui. of points won in regular-selson RCA competition - will compete! for the biggest $-day purse in the I history of rodeo, lmountin, to S50.0IXI plus entry fee.. I
The 5-d.y mie. in the new! 7,mseat Stile F.ir Livestock
l Col iseum will open Dtc. Z6, lUll, •
