University of Wyoming rodeo coach George Howard, who won numerous championships but was known more for his patience and his love for his family, died Sunday.
It was the latest loss suffered by the college rodeo community in the past year.
Howard’s death came just eight months after longtime Casper College rodeo coach Tom Parker passed away from liver cancer. Together, Howard and Parker had coached in the Central Rocky Mountain Region for a combined 46 years.
Howard, 59, had been at UW for 20 years, during which time he coached the Cowgirls to two national championships (2007 and ’09) and eight CRMR team titles, led the Cowboys to three Top-Three finishes at the season-ending College National Finals Rodeo and four CRMR team titles.