Webster, Shoat
Steer Roping • Inducted 1979
From 1949-55, Howard Chouteau “Shoat” Webster dominated steer roping, winning four world championships and twice finishing runner-up. Webster also gained permanent possession of the Sam Jackson all-around cowboy trophy at the Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up by winning it three times in a row (1949-51). Webster’s colleagues on the professional rodeo circuit believe he could have won even more world titles had he traveled more. Webster’s best known steer roping horse was a roan Hancock gelding named Popcorn. A direct descendant of a pioneer family, Webster, born Jan. 23, 1925, in Lenapah, Okla., did not go hard on the circuit much, instead putting his priorities on taking care of ranching interests.
Accolades
Biography
World Championships: 4
Steer Roping: 1949, 1950, 1954, 1955
Born: January 23, 1925 in Lenapah, Oklahoma
Died: May 20, 2013 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Rodeo Championships
Cheyenne Frontier Days / Cheyenne, WY
Steer Roping: 1950, 1955, 1962, 1963
Iowa’s Championship Rodeo / Sidney, IA
Steer Wrestling: 1948
Tie-Down Roping: 1955
National Western Stock Show & Rodeo / Denver, CO
Tie-Down Roping: 1955
Pendleton Round-Up / Pendleton, OR
All-Around: 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952
Steer Roping: 1949, 1951
Steer Wrestling: 1949
Tie-Down Roping: 1950
