Larry Mahan was an American professional rodeo cowboy.
17 Facts About Larry Mahan
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Larry Mahan won six all-around world championships and two bull riding world championships in the Rodeo Cowboys Association circuit at the National Finals Rodeo.
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Larry Mahan was born on November 21,1943, in Salem, Oregon.
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Larry Mahan began competing in professional rodeo at the age of 14.
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Larry Mahan competed in the Rodeo Cowboys Association beginning in 1963.
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Larry Mahan won the title of World All-Around Champion for five consecutive years from 1966 to 1970, and a sixth time in 1973.
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Larry Mahan was the bull riding world champion in 1965 1967.
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Larry Mahan had a tough decade in the 1970s, winning an all-around title in 1973, but with injuries sidelining him some of the time.
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Larry Mahan earned six all-around titles, but the last one was not consecutive.
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Larry Mahan quit riding bulls and bareback broncs in 1977, and rode saddle broncs in some choice events for a few more years before officially retiring from rodeo competition.
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Larry Mahan entered the rodeo school market by running a few schools himself.
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Larry Mahan even had his own brand of Western clothing.
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Larry Mahan licensed his name to various entities, including Justin Boots, Gensco, and others.
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Larry Mahan is one of the title characters in the song Ramblin' Jack and Mahan by Guy Clark.
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Larry Mahan had a small part in the 1972 Steve Ihnat film The Honkers, which starred James Coburn and Slim Pickens.
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Larry Mahan co-starred in the 1995 TV movie The Good Old Boys directed by and starring Tommy Lee Jones and featuring Sissy Spacek, Matt Damon, and Joaquin Jackson.
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Larry Mahan died on May 7,2023, at age 79 at his home in Valley View, Texas, after a prolonged struggle with cancer.