Brackenbury, Sammy Thurman
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| Birthname | Sammy Lenore Fancher | ||||
| born on | 11 December 1933 at 04:45 (= 04:45 AM ) | ||||
| Place | Kingman, Arizona, 35n11, 114w03 | ||||
| Timezone | PST h8w (is standard time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   19°03'   04°03 Asc. 25°13'
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Biography
American ProRodeo Hall of Fame barrel racer who competed in professional rodeo in many events, but her main event was barrel racing. She also used her rodeo skills in the film business, for example, by falling off horses for a movie stunt. She was also an American World Barrel Racing Champion. She qualified for 11 National Finals Rodeos (NFR). In December 1965, she won the barrel racing world championship at the NFR.
She was born on a ranch on the Big Sandy Wash near Wikieup, Arizona. The family moved around when she was a child. Her father, Sam Fancher, was a rodeo competitor in many events. She learned from her father how to ride horses, rope calves, and many other rodeo events. She even chased mustangs in the deserts. Once, at the Rodeo Cowboys Association (RCA) Santa Maria Rodeo, when Brackenberry was registered to compete at barrel racing and her father was registered to compete in team roping, his partner did not show up. Fancher got permission from the RCA for his daughter to rope instead. Fancher was anxious but Brackenberry handled it like an expert. Brackenberry also roped at the California Rodeo Salinas, placed second, and was one of the first women there too.
Sammy Thurman Brackenbury died on 26 December 2024 at the age of 91.
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Source Notes
Birth certificate in hand from Sy Scholfield, copy on file ("Sammie Lenore Fancher").
Categories
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 91)
- Vocation : Sports : Other Sports (Rodeo barrel racer)
- Notable : Awards : Hall of Fame (ProRodeo)
- Notable : Awards : Sports Championship