Born in a log cabin sixty miles northwest of Fort Pierre, South Dakota, in 1929, cowboy Casey Tibbs went on to be a rodeo star and Hollywood celebrity.
Among many achievements, his record of winning six saddle-bronc World Championships from the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association still stands today.
Tibbs was also memorable for his flashy style, particularly his penchant for purple, which was his choice of color for both clothes and Cadillacs.
Read more about his life in Casey Tibbs: "America's Most Beloved Cowboy" by John M. Duffy in South Dakota History.
Above: Undated photograph of Casey Tibbs used with permission from the Casey Tibbs South Dakota Rodeo Center.