Son of Ed Franklin Dossey and Lizzie Beatrice Williams; husband of Bernice Evelyn Blair.
Carl Hayden Dossey was a nationally known rodeo figure. In 1940, he was named world champion bareback rider. He owned a ranch in Rock Springs, Arizona.
On 12 March 1955, he was riding in the annual Madison Square Garden Rodeo parade in Chandler, Arizona, when a team of runaway horses tore down the street. Dossey swung his horse in front of the runaways to protect his young son, who was riding just behind him. Dossey suffered a skull fracture when thrown to the pavement and died the next day.
More than 500 mourners, including Arizona Governor McFarland, attended the funeral.
Carl Hayden Dossey was a nationally known rodeo figure. In 1940, he was named world champion bareback rider. He owned a ranch in Rock Springs, Arizona.
On 12 March 1955, he was riding in the annual Madison Square Garden Rodeo parade in Chandler, Arizona, when a team of runaway horses tore down the street. Dossey swung his horse in front of the runaways to protect his young son, who was riding just behind him. Dossey suffered a skull fracture when thrown to the pavement and died the next day.
More than 500 mourners, including Arizona Governor McFarland, attended the funeral.
Son of Ed Franklin Dossey and Lizzie Beatrice Williams; husband of Bernice Evelyn Blair.
Carl Hayden Dossey was a nationally known rodeo figure. In 1940, he was named world champion bareback rider. He owned a ranch in Rock Springs, Arizona.
On 12 March 1955, he was riding in the annual Madison Square Garden Rodeo parade in Chandler, Arizona, when a team of runaway horses tore down the street. Dossey swung his horse in front of the runaways to protect his young son, who was riding just behind him. Dossey suffered a skull fracture when thrown to the pavement and died the next day.
More than 500 mourners, including Arizona Governor McFarland, attended the funeral.
Carl Hayden Dossey was a nationally known rodeo figure. In 1940, he was named world champion bareback rider. He owned a ranch in Rock Springs, Arizona.
On 12 March 1955, he was riding in the annual Madison Square Garden Rodeo parade in Chandler, Arizona, when a team of runaway horses tore down the street. Dossey swung his horse in front of the runaways to protect his young son, who was riding just behind him. Dossey suffered a skull fracture when thrown to the pavement and died the next day.
More than 500 mourners, including Arizona Governor McFarland, attended the funeral.
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