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At 78, W. Steve Seltzer is at the top of his game. His eyes are sharp. His hands are steady. His skills are as refined as ever. Where some artists experience a decline in their golden years, [...]

Legacy Inductee (1920-2020) MCHF District 10 Hollister Pat McVay was born March 14, 1920, in Tonkawa, Oklahoma to a farming family. His family returned to his mother’s home state of Montana when [...]

Legacy Inductee (1941-2004) MCHF District 9 Born April 30, 1941, Donald W. “Donnie” Johnston began life on his family’s Butte Creek Ranch, 25 miles north of White Sulphur Springs. In 1949, the [...]

Legacy Inductee (1931-2020) MCHF District 8 The late Wes Synness, a fourth generation Montanan, was a Man’s Man, and a Cowboy’s Cowboy. His great grandparents arrived in Montana in 1879 from [...]

Legacy Inductee (1923-2018) MCHF District 6 Irwin Conrad Allen was born on the family homestead near Rothiemay, Montana on January 16, 1923. At the ripe old age of sixteen, having always worked [...]

Legacy Inductee (1876-1938) MCHF District 5 At fourteen, with a few dollars and a six-shooter, Charles Morris trekked west on foot, subsisting on wild turkeys, berries, and squirrels. He stowed [...]

Legacy Inductees (1877-1961) (1880-1963) MCHF District 4 Alfonse Valentine Vercruyssen took an unforgettable journey across the ocean, with his wife, Marie, and their two sons to the United [...]

Legacy Inductee (1923-1997) MCHF District 2 Alfred Henry Johnson was born October 9, 1923 and grew up on the family homestead near Plentywood. He had no formal training in the cowboy way of life, [...]

Legacy Inductees (1882-1943) (1888-1978) MCHF District 1 John Etchart was born in 1882 in the village of Aldudes, located on the border of France and Spain. At age 18, he immigrated to the United [...]

Photo by Allen Russell “What an exciting time,” says Pat Linger, reflecting upon the early years of the Montana Pro Rodeo Circuit Finals. In 1977, he was one of four founding members to pitch the [...]