Brian richardson bull rider biography
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Brian D. O’Connell ()
MONTANA COWBOY HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE
– LEGACY AWARD DISTRICT 8
Brian O’Connell was born in Marysville, Montana, on October 15, , to Thomas and Mary (Sullivan) O’Connell who arrived in Montana from County Cork, Ireland, with their family. Brian was the youngest of ten children in this mining family. Unfortunately, his mother died when he was sju, and his father passed a year later. He and his two young sisters then came to live with their oldest sister, Mamie, who was then married to Wolf Creek rancher Harland Herrin. Brian received his education in a one-room school at Wolf Creek. When he was not at the Herrin ranch, he'd gone to cowboy at C. B. Power’s Rock Creek Ranch, where the cow boss, Coon Dixon, took him under his wing. Both dock were known for their innate sense of livestock.
An excerpt from Dearborn Country: When Brian was fourteen, he rode with fellow cowboy Mai O’Mara on a frightening trip he was to remember the rest of his life. He recalled
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“I really don’t think anyone expected me to win, not that they doubted my riding ability, but with my elbow being messed up, I obviously had a strike against me,” said Williams. “I was border-l