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Dan Collins Taylor (September 2, 1923 – November 3, 2010)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Social Security Death Index )〕 was an American cowboy and rodeo performer and promoter. ==Rodeo career== Taylor was born to third-generation ranchers Babb Taylor (1904–1980) and Kathleen Taylor (1904–1987)〔 in rural Doole near Brady in McCulloch County in central Texas. He graduated from high school in 1941.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tony Bruguiere, "Legendary CFD Timed Event Chute Boss passed away — Dan Taylor 1923-2010", August 2, 2011 )〕 From 1961 until 2009, Taylor was the "boss" of Chute 9, the timed-event competition, at the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo in Cheyenne, Wyoming. His total service to CFD rodeo was sixty-four years, 1945–2009, including time also as a contestant and a flag judge.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Becky Orr, "Cowboy was boss of Chute 9 at CFD for 49 years'' )〕 According to the ''Wyoming Tribune Eagle'', Taylor was riding horses at the age of two, roping at five, and competing in rodeo at fifteen.〔 In 1942, at 18 he was the youngest professional roper in the world. That year, he joined the Cowboy Turtles Association, the predecessor organization to the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, of which Taylor was subsequently the president from 1986 to 1987.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=National Cowboy Museum Announces Rodeo Hall of Fame Inductees, September 19, 2006 )〕 In 1944, Taylor entered roping competition at Cheyenne Frontier Days.〔 In 1950, he finished third in world calf-roping competition.〔 In 1951, he ranked fourth in world competition.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dan Taylor: Former PRCA President dies at 87, November 16, 2010 )〕 During his competitive years, Taylor won tie-down roping titles at San Antonio, Texas, Boston, Massachusetts, Ellensburg, Washington, Nampa, Idaho (the Snake River Stampede Rodeo), and Ogden and Salt Lake City, Utah.〔 Taylor was also chute director eleven times (1965–1973 and 1978–1979) at the National Finals Rodeo, when that competition was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, prior to its move to Las Vegas, Nevada. He was chute director six times at the National Finals Steer Roping in Guthrie, Oklahoma. From 1954 to 1956, Taylor was the director of the PRCA calf roping section.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dan Taylor (rodeo)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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