Franklin, Glen
Tie-Down Roping • Inducted 1979
Glen Franklin won three world championships in four years. Born March 18, 1936, in House, N.M., Franklin carried a rope when he was still wearing diapers and put his loop on any dog, chicken or human that got within range. A natural athlete, he was on the New Mexico state high school basketball team the same year he won his state high school tie-down roping title. His talent aroused the interest of tie-down roping great Troy Fort, who thought so highly of Franklin’s ability that he turned the great Streak, Fort’s best horse, over to Franklin. Later, Franklin paid $300 for a horse called Red Light, a horse that turned out to be a natural and was greatly responsible for Franklin’s back-to-back championships. Never content with the constant travel required to compete full time in professional rodeo, Franklin virtually retired after winning his third title and went into ranching.
Accolades
Biography
World Championships: 3
Tie-Down Roping: 1965, 1967, 1968
National Finals Rodeo Average Champion
Tie-Down Roping: 1967
Born: March 18, 1936 in House, New Mexico
Rodeo Championships
California Rodeo Salinas / Salinas, CA
Tie-Down Roping: 1957
Cheyenne Frontier Days / Cheyenne, WY
Tie-Down Roping: 1967 (tie)
Ellensburg Rodeo / Ellensburg, WA
Tie-Down Roping: 1957
Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo / Fort Worth, TX
Tie-Down Roping: 1965
Grand National Stock Show & Rodeo / San Francisco, CA
Tie-Down Roping: 1957, 1961, 1962
La Fiesta de los Vaqueros Rodeo / Tucson, AZ
Tie-Down Roping: 1960
National Western Stock Show & Rodeo / Denver, CO
Tie-Down Roping: 1958, 1965, 1968
Ogden Pioneer Days Rodeo / Ogden, UT
Tie-Down Roping: 1968
San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo / San Antonio, TX
Tie-Down Roping: 1965, 1970
