Awards & Halls of Fame // Western Heritage Awards Back to All All Awards Annie Oakley Ben Johnson Chester Reynolds Great Western Performers Great Westerners PBR Heroes & Legends Prix de West Rodeo Hall of Fame Small Works, Great Wonders Tad Lucas Western Heritage Awards Back to all Western Heritage Awards Awarded in 1972 The Cowboys Music, Music Composer: John Williams Bio The Cowboys, Motion picture score by John Williams. Back to All Bio The Cowboys, Motion picture score by John Williams. More to Explore Art Book, Literary Awarded in 1972 The Art of the Old West Juvenile Book, Literary Awarded in 1972 The Black Mustanger Literary, Magazine Article Awarded in 1972 Echoes of the Little Big Horn Literary, Nonfiction Book Awarded in 1972 North America Divided: The Mexican War Literary, Western Novel Awarded in 1972 Pike’s Peak: A Family Saga Fictional Television Drama, Film/Television Awarded in 1972 Pike Film/Television, Western Documentary Awarded in 1972 The Last of the Wild Mustangs Other Awards, Special Awards Awarded in 1972 John Rolfe Burroughs Other Awards, Special Awards Awarded in 1972 John Ford Other Awards, Special Awards Awarded in 1972 Dorothy Harmsen Other Awards, Special Awards Awarded in 1972 Winchester-Western Other Awards, Special Awards Awarded in 1972 Wyoming Stock Growers Association Film/Television, Theatrical Motion Picture Awarded in 1972 The Cowboys View All