Watch: Bull Rider Knocked Unconscious, Raging Beast Turns to Finish the Job Before His Cowboy Dad Jumps In
You could do things the easy way. Or you could do things the cowboy way. That’s what the ex-NPR, ex-CBS, ex-Disney Western music and comedy group Riders in the Sky has frequently said. They could have been referring to…
You could do things the easy way. Or you could do things the cowboy way.
That’s what the ex-NPR, ex-CBS, ex-Disney Western music and comedy group Riders in the Sky has frequently said.
They could have been referring to Landis Hooks. He is a man who showed how to do things the cowboy way.
Hooks’ bull rider son, Cody, was knocked unconscious when thrown from a bull within perhaps 3 seconds after leaving the gate during a Feb. 12 rodeo at the Bell County Expo Center in Belton, Texas.
With the 18-year-old lying on the ground, the angry bull continued another 25 to 30 feet and began spinning. Except for feigning a charge at one of them, the bull ignored the rodeo clowns, whose job is to distract bulls to allow downed riders to escape to safety.
With the bull out of control and his son lying helpless, Hooks quickly responded. He bolted out of the gate to check on Cody.
Then, as the bull moved toward them and began to charge, Hooks threw his body over his son just before the bull lowered its head and struck both of them. The father’s right shoulder apparently took most of the force.