Montie Montana (born Owen Harlen Mickel; June 21, 1910 â€" May 20,
1998), was a rodeo trick rider and trick roper, actor, stuntman and
cowboy inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 1994.Montana was
born in Wolf Point, Montana, in 1910. He was a perennial participant
in the Tournament of Roses Parade until his death in Los Angeles,
California, in 1998. Television viewers know him from more than 60
appearances, waving to the crowd from his silver saddle. He can be
seen as a contestant on the May 7, 1959 television broadcast of You
Bet Your Life, along with his horse Rex.Montana would go to elementary
schools and perform with Rex. He was at Camellia Avenue Elementary
School in North Hollywood, California, in 1959, and he would talk
about the rubber horseshoes Rex would be fitted with so Rex would not
slip on the asphalt playground while Montie was riding Rex. He
performed rope tricks on and off of Rex, and would pass out photos of
him and Rex to the students at the end of his show.
1998), was a rodeo trick rider and trick roper, actor, stuntman and
cowboy inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 1994.Montana was
born in Wolf Point, Montana, in 1910. He was a perennial participant
in the Tournament of Roses Parade until his death in Los Angeles,
California, in 1998. Television viewers know him from more than 60
appearances, waving to the crowd from his silver saddle. He can be
seen as a contestant on the May 7, 1959 television broadcast of You
Bet Your Life, along with his horse Rex.Montana would go to elementary
schools and perform with Rex. He was at Camellia Avenue Elementary
School in North Hollywood, California, in 1959, and he would talk
about the rubber horseshoes Rex would be fitted with so Rex would not
slip on the asphalt playground while Montie was riding Rex. He
performed rope tricks on and off of Rex, and would pass out photos of
him and Rex to the students at the end of his show.
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