Article: AMBITIOUS 'RODEO' TRIES TO LASSO ESSENCE OF SPORT HISTORICAL NUGGETS MIX WITH MEMOIR TO EASE THE RIDE.(Spotlight)

Byline: John Dicker, Special to the News

American sports culture is as diverse as it is divergent. NBA hopefuls, competitive cheerleaders and freestyle BMXicans struggle or prosper in states of mutual obliviousness. A legend in one milieu can easily die unknown to the readers of People and the viewers of E! Indeed, the world of sport has never been wider.

Even so, it seems kinda strange that a seemingly home-brewed concoction like rodeo should now be considered marginal. But facts must be faced: Name a rodeo star with even half the pop culture recognition of an O.C. cast member.

Exactly.

Couple this with the growing suburbanization of ...

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