The Ride: The Improbable Life of Freckles Brown, a Bull Named Tornado, and the Most Historic Eight Seconds...

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Ron J Jackson, Jr

The Ride

The Improbable Life of Freckles Brown, a Bull Named Tornado, and the Most Historic Eight Seconds...

Ron J Jackson, Jr

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Wild Horse Press
22 July 2025

Animal spectacles; Biography: sport; History of the Americas; Local history; Equestrian & animal sports

Rodeo immortality dangled in front of the beloved, veteran bull rider Freckles Brown like a sack of gold on that frigid December night at the National Finals Rodeo in 1967.

The forty-six-year-old former world champion had been granted one opportunity to forever - and against all odds - be remembered as the first cowboy to ride the ""unrideable"" Tornado or forever wonder what might have been. Either way, Freckles now stood moments away from forever.

The Ride captures the heartbeat of the man and the moment in this profoundly moving historical narrative that will leave readers in suspense. For what happened next would forever be etched in rodeo history and lore . . .

By: Ron J Jackson Jr
Imprint: Wild Horse Press
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 395g
ISBN: 9781681793856
ISBN 10: 1681793857
Pages: 292
Publication Date: 22 July 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Ride: The Improbable Life of Freckles Brown, a Bull Named Tornado, and the Most Historic Eight Seconds in Rodeo

""The Ride"", you won't be able to put it down 'til the whistle blows! The Bull Riding Hall of Fame recently received a pre-release media review edition of ""The Ride."" Researched, documented and authored by Ron J. Jackson Jr. ""The Ride"" takes the reader to that Friday night in December when a 46-year-old World Champion Bull Rider, Freckles Brown, matched up with Jim Shoulders' legendary, unridden, bucking bull superstar, Tornado, at the 1967 National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City. What makes ""The Ride"" such a fascinating read is that there is so much more to the story than just the ride itself. It's the complete chronicles of the legends and cowboys that all played a role in one of the most iconic and legendary events in Bull Riding and Rodeo history. Freckles Brown, Tornado, Jim Shoulders, Ferrell Butler, Ronnie Rossen, Bobby Berger, Myrtis Dightman, Ronnie Bowman, Larry Mahan, Neal Gay - Mesquite Rodeo, Bill Kornell, Harry Tompkins, Clem McSpadden, Marvin Paul Shoulders and many more are all included in the saga that will forever be remembered as ""The Ride"". All of the aforementioned are also Inductees in The Bull Riding Hall of Fame which makes it all the more special. - Bill Putman - Executive Director - The Bull Riding Hall of Fame