Mansfield, Toots
Tie-Down Roping • Inducted 1979
From 1939-50, Texas roper Toots Mansfield won seven tie-down roping world championships, a record that lasted for 19 years. Riding Juan Salina’s black gelding Honey Boy, Mansfield was recognized as the man to beat whenever he competed. A master at handling calves on the ground, his skills led him to establish the first successful rodeo school for aspiring ropers in the mid-1950s. From 1945-51, Mansfield served as president of the Rodeo Cowboys Association. He was born May 15, 1914, in Bandera, Texas, and died Dec. 6, 1998.
Accolades
Biography
World Championships: 7
Tie-Down Roping: 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1945, 1948, 1950
Born: May 15, 1914 in Bandera, Texas
Died: December 6, 1998 in Big Spring, Texas
PRCA President: 1945-51
Rodeo Championships
California Rodeo Salinas / Salinas, CA
Team Roping: 1938
Tie-Down Roping: 1949
Cheyenne Frontier Days / Cheyenne, WY
All-Around: 1947
Tie-Down Roping: 1939, 1947
Steer Roping: 1948
Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo / Fort Worth, TX
Tie-Down Roping: 1947, 1948, 1955
Grand National Stock Show & Rodeo / San Francisco, CA
Tie-Down Roping: 1950
Iowa’s Championship Rodeo / Sidney, IA
Tie-Down Roping: 1940, 1950, 1951
La Fiesta de los Vaqueros Rodeo / Tucson, AZ
Tie-Down Roping: 1945
National Western Stock Show & Rodeo / Denver, CO
Tie-Down Roping: 1946
Pendleton Round-Up / Pendleton, OR
Tie-Down Roping: 1948, 1951
San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo / San Antonio, TX
Tie-Down Roping: 1950
