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Bareback Bronc Rider
Bull Rider
Steer Roper
Dell Haverty followed his father into a rodeo career in the 1940s. Born in 1928 at Huachuca, Arizona, the younger Haverty grew up on a ranch near Benson. A star athlete in high school, he turned down football scholarships. He entered his first bulldogging event in 1947 at Prescott, and won.
In an all-too-brief career, Dell Haverty compiled an impressive record. In the 1950s he stayed well up in the all-around standings, winning the all-around trophy at Pendleton in 1952 and at Calgary in 1953 and 1959. His many victories in rough-stock competition included the bareback title at Madison Square Garden in 1952, the bull-riding title at San Francisco in 1952, and many others. He captured the IRA all-around cowboy championship in 1951. In 1959 he was among the top cowboys invited to compete in the first National Finals Rodeo steer roping.
Now retired from active competition, Dell Haverty breaks horses and still team ropes.
