World-renowned African American cowboy Willie “Bill” Pickett died in Ponca City, Oklahoma, from injuries sustained after being kicked in the head by a horse on the Miller Brothers’ 101 Ranch. Pickett was famous for inventing the rodeo technique of “bulldogging” (steer wrestling) and was the first Black cowboy inducted into the National Rodeo Hall of Fame. His legacy lives on as a trailblazer in Western and rodeo history.
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