50 years of Living Western Brought to you by Cavender’s: 1969
American Astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the Moon; coyotes across the west howl- Legendary coach Darrell Royal leads Texas to NCAA Football Championship
- The U.S. Air Force closed its Project (Blue Book) concluding there was no evidence of UFO’s; Roswell, NM didn’t get the memo
- Great year for movies; Newman & Redford star in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, John Wayne in True Grit & Peter Fonda in Easy Rider
- Dean Oliver, Boise, Idaho shows true grit in winning PRCA world championship in Tie-down roping
- Dolly Parton becomes a member of the Grand Ole Opry
Dean Oliver; Credit – ProRodeo Hall of Fame