Wow...He truly was a Great Man! In the mid 80's I was living in Lovington NM, went to work at Lea County Sale Barn, My son was only 4 and he would come with me, Being from Louisiana, I didn't know Tuffy or really who he was. Well I walked outside and I saw my son and this man, wrestling a calf. Not knowing what was going on, I asked one of the other employees who he was. They told me he was Tuffy Cooper and he was showing my son how to "knee a calf". After they were done he introduced himself as the livestock inspector. I worked there for about a year and enjoyed hearing his stories. He invited us to an old school house in Monument NM, where he told us and many others the history of the area. He was a fascinating man.
I am named after Troy Fort's daughter, Tamara. I was always impressed with you. I have such a good work ethic and I thought you had such a good sense of humor. Your business card always impressed me. I love to rope and now I am an exemplary teacher for state of NM. I have a fast tie. I learned at an early age how to do a steer tie square knot from the top steer trippers in the world. So impressed by Betty Gayle Cooper. I have my kids read about Sea Biscuit to encourage kids to do their best. I teach gifted kids and your motto is what I tell my kids, you have gifts but what makes a person is your work ethic.I play golf with the old cowboys in tournaments so I appreciate your comparison to golf to roping. Learning from others has made my life great. Practice makes perfect in everything you do. I love learning from others as you do,Tuffy. Asking questions will improve your game, keep learning, I so appreciate how you think and I am following your advice every day.
I used to deliver oxygen to Tuffy and was privileged to hear a lot his great stories about his son and grandsons. I remembering seeing his son Roy Coopers framed magazine saying 1st 2 million dollar cowboy and the note he left his parents. I still brag to my rodeo friends about that! #riptuffy
Wow...He truly was a Great Man! In the mid 80's I was living in Lovington NM, went to work at Lea County Sale Barn, My son was only 4 and he would come with me, Being from Louisiana, I didn't know Tuffy or really who he was. Well I walked outside and I saw my son and this man, wrestling a calf. Not knowing what was going on, I asked one of the other employees who he was. They told me he was Tuffy Cooper and he was showing my son how to "knee a calf". After they were done he introduced himself as the livestock inspector. I worked there for about a year and enjoyed hearing his stories. He invited us to an old school house in Monument NM, where he told us and many others the history of the area. He was a fascinating man.
That's where my cousin's live remember going out to the league county fair great time's
I am named after Troy Fort's daughter, Tamara. I was always impressed with you. I have such a good work ethic and I thought you had such a good sense of humor. Your business card always impressed me. I love to rope and now I am an exemplary teacher for state of NM. I have a fast tie. I learned at an early age how to do a steer tie square knot from the top steer trippers in the world. So impressed by Betty Gayle Cooper. I have my kids read about Sea Biscuit to encourage kids to do their best. I teach gifted kids and your motto is what I tell my kids, you have gifts but what makes a person is your work ethic.I play golf with the old cowboys in tournaments so I appreciate your comparison to golf to roping. Learning from others has made my life great. Practice makes perfect in everything you do. I love learning from others as you do,Tuffy. Asking questions will improve your game, keep learning, I so appreciate how you think and I am following your advice every day.
I used to deliver oxygen to Tuffy and was privileged to hear a lot his great stories about his son and grandsons. I remembering seeing his son Roy Coopers framed magazine saying 1st 2 million dollar cowboy and the note he left his parents. I still brag to my rodeo friends about that! #riptuffy
We have an original stuffy Cooper bit.
Just, wow...
For him to be at that age and still rope that's inspiring
Great interview. Good advice from an original pro roper!
R.I.P Mr.Cooper
Cool stuff Ted !
MY NAMES TUFFY!
I spent more time fixing Royston horses than it took him to blow one up. Tuff overlooked a lot of details
Clay Cooper real nice smearing a dead mans rep...if that was your angle. Integrity goes a long way, buddy
@@chancemiller1482 thats clay cooper ya know..