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The word cowboy did not begin to come into wider usage until the 1870s. The men who drove cattle for a living were usually called cowhands, drovers, or stockmen. [4] While cowhands were still respected in West Texas, [5] in Cochise County the outlaws' crimes and their notoriety grew such that during the 1880s it was an insult to call a legitimate cattleman a "cowboy."
Arrested before the kickoff of Sunday’s Dolphins’ 22-20 victory against the Cowboys were Michael Castro, 31, of Pembroke Pines and Shamarus Polycarpe, 34, and Marc Verna, 27, of Miami Gardens.
The Earp Vendetta Ride was a deadly search by a federal posse led by Deputy U.S. Marshal Wyatt Earp for a loose confederation of outlaw "Cowboys" they believed had ambushed his brothers Virgil and Morgan Earp, maiming the former and killing the latter.
As a jab against the Cowboys before Super Bowl XXVII, Buffalo Bills coach Marv Levy proclaimed his team to be America's Team because they would be "wearing red, white, and blue". [17] The Cowboys, whose team colors are navy blue, silver and white, went on to defeat the Bills 52–17.
The men on his mother’s side were cowboys, too, so he grew up ranching in a life rich in cowboy culture. Hollywood got it wrong, depicting an all-white, horse-and-cow-wrangling Old West.
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Actors such as John Wayne are thought of as exemplifying a cowboy ideal, even though western movies seldom bear much resemblance to real cowboy life. Arguably, the modern rodeo competitor is much closer to being an actual cowboy, as many were actually raised on ranches and around livestock, and the rest have needed to learn livestock-handling ...
The Cowboys have remained the world's most valuable sports asset despite little success over the last quarter century. Why? And how long can mediocrity and popularity coexist?