Western Heritage Museum and Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame
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| Established |
2006 |
| Location |
Hobbs |
| Type |
Hall of fame |
The Western Heritage Museum & Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame is a museum near Hobbs, New Mexico. It features exhibits depicting the history of the Llano Estacado region of eastern New Mexico and northwestern Texas. Opened in January 2006, the museum is housed in a 26,000-square-foot (2,400 m2) building on the campus of New Mexico Junior College.
Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame
The Cowboy Hall of Fame is presented annually to up to four individuals. Up to three individuals can be selected by the following criteria:
- They have roots in Lea County
- They were exceptional in their rodeo career
- They made significant contributions to Lea County in ranching
A fourth inductee can be selected by the Board of Directors using their own criteria.
Hall of Fame Inductees
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1978
- Clyde Browning
- John Easley
- Pello Etcheverry
- Jake McClure
- Henry Record
- George Weir
- Dow Wood
1979
- Tom Bingham
- Troy Fort
- Mary S. Hooper
- Earl Kornegay
- Dessie Sawyer
- Andrew Coke Taylor
1980
- Daniel C. Berry
- George Causey
- Robert Florence Love
- Warren Snyder
- Will Terry
1981
- Samantha Anderson
- Marrion Ruben Bess
- John Davidson Graham
- Richard David Lee
1982
- Jimmie Baum Cooper
- Alfred Green Rushing
- Adam Zimmerman
1983
- Roy Dale Cooper
- John Simeon Eaves
- Claudie A. Fort
1984
- Allen Clinton Heard
- Amos Dee Jones
- James Lewis Reed
1985
- Bob Beverly
- John Merchant
- Bill Zimmerman
1986
- W.A. Anderson
- Daisy Clayton
- Nellie Taylor
1987
- Millard Eidson
- Rubert Madera
1988
1989
- Clay McGonagill
- Bert Weir
1991
- Edith Davis Fanning
- Buddy Melton Medlin
1992
- Dale "Tuffy" Cooper
- Willim S. "Colonel" Williams
1993
- M.R. "Russ" Anderson
- J.W. "Uncle Jim" Owens
1994
- Charles Walter Fairweather
- Matthew Hawkins Medlin
1995
- Fern Sawyer
- William Robert Bilbrey
1996
- W.D. "Jiggs" Dinwiddle
- Tom Pearson
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1997
- John Lusk
- U.D. "Ulysses" Sawyer
1998
- Betty Gayle Cooper Ratliff
- Tom Linebery
1999
- Ella Belle Holeman
- John Pearson
2000
- Herchel R. "Gravy" Field
- John Byron Fort
2001
2002
- Bill Lee
- Virgil Linam
- Giles Lee
2003
2004
- Punch Jones
- Marvin Powell
2005
- Sanford Bilberry
- R.D. Sims
2006
2007
- Becky Jo Doom
- Richard D. Lee
- Larry F. Wooten
- Kenny Smith
2008
- Bill Brininstool
- Roy "Buddy" Fort
2009
2010
- Scharbauer Eidson
- Bill Smith
2011
- Kress Jones
- Charlie Daymon Hardin
2012
- Gene Cessnun
- Walter "Lee" Greebon
- William Daniel "Dub" McWhorter
2013
- Charles William "C.W." Kinsolving
- Evelyn Muriel Terry McNeill
- Hugh "Rack" Ward
2015
- Guy Allen
- Dorthy Bess
- Jimmie Torn Cooper
- Carl E. Sams
2016
- Bert Madera
- Phil Smith Sr.
- Charlcia Taylor
2017
- Bennet Jackson Caudill
- Jerry B. Clayton
- Mathias Willhoit
2018
- Charlie Butler "C.B." Cochran
- Herbert Neil Love
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