Cotton Rosser: Reno’s King of the Cowboy

In a special event of saddle bronc riders, a young California buckaroo and Cal Poly student Cotton Rosser won $500. From 1957 until today, Rosser and his Flying U are an integral part the Reno Rodeo. Upon the arrival of his livestock and crew, it’s said that “Cotton’s here: we can have a rodeo.”

100 Years of Reno Rodeo is a montage of the fascinating people & history leading up to the centennial celebration of the “Wildest, Richest Rodeo in the West”; the Reno Rodeo – June 20-29, 2019.