Highland Park High School Rodeo Club — 1973
by Paula Bosse
by Paula Bosse
HPHS had a rodeo team? It was apparently a thing, at least in 1973 — they even participated in the Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth.
Seeing as these are Highland Park students, I can only imagine the guys seen above ultimately became partners in a law firm called Barton, O’Connor, Rohlfs, Goss, Bibby & Fitch.
There were other “rodeo” mentions in the yearbook, including this double-page ad which read “The Original Highland Park Rodeo Club.” I mean, kids are wearing t-shirts. I don’t know whether this was an elaborate “ironic” put-on, or whether it was real, but, I have to say, either way, I’m a fan!
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Sources & Notes
Photos from the 1973 Highland Park High School yearbook, The Highlander.
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Flashback : Dallas 
I don’t see Johnny Foster. Oh well. Class of ’73, I think.
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The first picture looks like they are about to go onstage at the Armadillo World Headquarters in 73.
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Haha!
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Does anyone anywhere still have a ‘fat stock show?’
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Probably not! I refuse to give up the name, though!
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Wikipedia claims it hasn’t been called “the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show” since 1978.
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