Bill Pickett, cowboy and rodeo performer
Dec. 5, 1871-Apr. 2, 1932
Bill Pickett: Rodeo-Ridin' Cowboy by Andrea Davis Pinkney, illustrated by Brian Pinkney (Gulliver Books, 1996)
Born in Travis County, Texas, Pickett invented the rodeo sport of bulldogging. Yahoo!
Pickett was included in The National Cowboy Hall of Fame in 1971. He was the first African American inducted into this elite group.
