Where is jim shoulders from

Growing up on the family farm, he became familiar with horses and cattle. He completed his education in , graduating from East Central High School. In he married Sharron Lee Heindselman, and the union produced four children.

Shoulders entered rodeo in , winning eighteen dollars. This slender, well-coordinated young man, who competed in all of the professional events, dominated the sport of rodeo in the s. His championship record has never been matched in professional rodeo. As he retired from active participation in the events, Jim Shoulders also produced rodeos and provided contract livestock. He once owned the legendary bull Tornado, which was ridden only once in six years' competition Tornado is buried on the grounds of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.

Richard C. Fredriksson, Kristine. Porter, Willard H. Who's Who in Rodeo. XML: egp. Image credits. Encyclopedia of the Great Plains David J. Wishart, Editor.