Larry Mahan (b. November 21, 1942 in Salem, Oregon) is a former rodeo champion.
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Mahan broke into professional rodeo at the age of 14.[1] He won the title of World All-Around Rodeo Champion for five consecutive years from 1966 to 1970, and a sixth time in 1973.[1] His 1973 comeback and competition with Phil Lyne was the subject of the documentary The Great American Cowboy, which won the 1973 Academy Award for Documentary Feature.[2]
His consecutive all-around record was not surpassed until 1994 by Ty Murray, and his six total all-around victory was not surpassed until 1998, also by Murray.[1] He was also World Bull Riding Champion in 1965 and 1967.
Mahan was inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in 1979,[1] the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum's Rodeo Hall of Fame in 1966,[3] and the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1985.[4]
After he retired from rodeo, he established the Larry Mahan Collection, a line of western wear.[2] He is also one of the title characters in the song Ramblin' Jack and Mahan by Guy Clark.[5]
In 1976, he released an album on Warner Brothers (BS 2959) entitled Larry Mahan, King of the Rodeo. The songs on the album are:
In 1972, Mahan had a small part in the Cliff Robertson movie, J.W. Coop. In the 2007 movie No Country for Old Men, Josh Brolin's character buys and wears a pair of 'Larrys'. [1] [2]
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