Jim ross cooper biography
- Jim Ross, who sometimes uses his middle name simply to help us all differentiate between Grandpa Jim Cooper, his ProRodeo Hall of Famer Daddy.
- Less than a decade ago, he and Jim Ross became the first set of twins to compete together in team roping at the NFR. Of course, they're just.
- Jimmie Tom Cooper just died at the age of 94.
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One of the great roping and rodeo patriarchs of our time was laid to rest this week in New Mexico. Jimmie Tom Cooper, who called Monument home, led a long line of timed-event cowboy and cowgirl greats in his 94 years here on earth. Perhaps the most fitting comment after his passing was, “The only thing he loved more than the cowboy way of life was his family.”
“Big Jim” was buried in nearby Hobbs beside his parents, Alaska James and Tommie Lou Cooper. He’s survived by his wife of 68 years, 85-year-old Betty Patricia Baum Cooper, who’s known to locals as Betty Baum and within the family as Betty Pat or “Bebe.” Big Jim was preceded in death by his fellow cowboy character big brother, Tuffy Cooper, who also had a bride named Betty—in her case, Betty Rose.
Jimmie Tom—the original Big Jim—actually handed that handle down to his son, 1981 World Champion All-Around Cowboy Jimmie B. Cooper. And yes, that B stands for Baum to honor Momma Betty’s side of the family.
“My dad was always ‘Big Jim’ and I was ‘Little Jim,’ or he was ‘Jimmie T’ and I was ‘Jimmie B,’” said ProRodeo Hall of Fame
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I hadn’t been to the Pendleton Round-Up in a few years, and figured the once-in-a-lifetime 100th anniversary—which ran September 14-18—was the perfect reason to return. So glad I did. I have countless colorful memories of cowboys coming down off that hill and hitting that wide-open green-grass pasture (which doubles as the high school football field) that is the Pendleton arena.
I got to see Jake Stanley and Walt Woodard be 4.9 on their second steer. Then there was Wrangler National Finals Rodeo tie-down roper Cade Swor climbing aboard after a wild horse racer ate it near a herd of infield timed-eventers that included Pendleton All-Around Champ Kyle Lockett. Kyle and company held the horse’s halter just long enough to let Cade catapult into that bronc saddle. He took half a lap around the track at high speed before getting off onto the pickup man—left-handed. Only at Pendleton. I’m sure the fact that those timed-eventers were stationed straight across the track from the world-famous Let ’er Buck Room (annual origin of extra-large times) was purely coincidental.
I got to ride
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Jimmie Ross
American rock guitarist and vocalist
Jimmie Ross is an American rock guitarist and vocalist who is best known for being a member of Pittsburgh band the Jaggerz, known for their 1970 hit "The Rapper".[1] During the band's initial existence of 1965-1976, the bassist shared the duties of lead vocalist with guitarist Donnie Iris. By the time the Jaggerz regrouped in 1989, Iris was well into his solo career, and Ross became the sole lead vocalist and remained bassist. He continues to hold both positions today.
Before the Jaggerz, Ross was a member of a band called Gary and the Jewel Tones. Members of this band merged with members of Donnie and the Donnelles to form The Jaggerz.
During the years of the Jaggerz' split, Ross was a member of The Skyliners and then Cooper & Ross.
In 2010, he released his first solo album, Full Circle, which contained covers of Jaggerz songs.
Discography
With the Jaggerz
Cooper & Ross
Solo
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