Buckaroo Hall of Fame

The Buckaroo Hall of Fame & Museum and this website, are
to honor & preserve the memory of these men for future generations.

Painting of Vaquero by C M Russell

Honorees

The original photos of the Buckaroo Hall of Fame inductees are in the museum in Winnemucca. SOME of them have not yet been digitally scanned for use on this website (and the upcoming HB book) yet. In the meantime, some great Buckaroo photographers have graciously extended us the courtesy of placeholder photos for profiles on the Buckaroo honorees without photos yet. Special thanks to Mary Williams Hyde & Lee Raine. Enjoy!

1990

Emery "Shorty" Riffe Fred Raker Tom Minor

Glenn Walcott

1991

Robert Henry Wilkinson Frank Hammond Ambrose Maher

Arthur Drummond

1992

Frank Joseph Button Edward A Ducker Tom Hayes

1993

Albert Skedaddle William Nelson Bob Ward

1994

Oscar "Leppy" Arnold Ross Dollarhide Sr John Crow

1995

Isador "LoLo" Munoz Lawrence Jackson Pete Kershner

1996

Waltzy Elliot Jack Frusetta Stub Currey

1997

Paul Sweeney Bill Thomson Taft Miller

1998

Frank Leon "Jumper" Jones Pete Foredyce Marvin Myers

Joseph John Bankofier

1999

Benjamin Earl Jordan Lynn Kimball Jim Dorrance

Lawrence Ralph Stanford Tom Pedroli

2000

Wilfred Ruecker Hillery Barnes Juan Redon

2001

Powder River Lee Reborse Cam Kilburn Henry Dave

William Wright Hudspeth Dave Castro Jay Fowler

Corey Smyth

2002

Nolan Curry Albino Taos Santy Jaca

2003

Charles Harold Loveland Richard (Walter) Bowden Garley Amos

William Elbert Loveland Joseph Henry Swisher Bob Kelly

2004

Hugh William Cahill Lee Roy Reborse Chris Bengoa

Rankin Crow

2005

Leslie Stewart Claude Bryson George Abel

Clevon Dixon

2006

Lawrence W Miller Theodore Brown Pat Heaverne

John McErquiaga Clyde Reborse

2007

David (Allen) "Jiggs" Catterson Virgil C Piquet

2008

Walter Robert McClure Henry Harris Paul W Bear

John William Ross

2009

Ernest Caldwell Messner Francis S Hammond Ira Moore

Elmer "Shamy" Johnson

Coming Soon: hardback book, "Buckaroo Legends 1"

Going to print soon, will be the first edition of collectible Buckaroo Legends books, featuring complete biographies and photos of the first 70 or so buckaroos that have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. The 2nd book "Buckaroo Legends 2" will follow later.