Pickett,Bill

Pickett,Bill
Pick·ett (pĭkʹĭt), Bill. 1871-1932.
American rodeo star and actor who gained fame as a member of an internationally popular traveling rodeo show. In 1971 he became the first African-American cowboy inducted into the Cowboy Hall of Fame.

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