Friday, April 25, 2008
Rex Rossi--One of Americas greatest trick roper/trick rider/stuntman/Cowboys
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Wade G. Burck
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What an incredible man. I was fortunate enough to know him for many years through Dianne. I loved listening to him tell what he done, where he'd been, etc. Just a PHENOMINAL being!!
Bud,
I met very few people in the circus, or rodeo that didn't know Rex Rossi.
Wade
What a lot of people most likely don't know was that Rex performed brilliantly up to the age of 74. He was a great part of our show The World of Dancing Horses. He would run in on his horse Starman and without his horse changing speed step off hat in hand. This all due to his co-ordination and stunt work he did over the years. He then went on to do a complete 7 minute trick roping act finishing with the Texas Skip. He has tremendous longevity. He was on a movie set in Canada when he had his heart attack and he would have been 74 then. Although he was there as a technical advisor he ended up doing the run down the hill and swim across the river as the younger stuntmen couldn't do it without trying to drown the horse. He came through his heart attack and helped produce our shows for the next 10 years.
Rex was a gentleman and generous to a fault. I met him at Van Nuys Airport in the mid 80's when I worked at Beechcraft. His stories always facinated me and I will never forget him. He introduced me to many famous stars with whom he worked in one capacity or another. Lance Henricksen comes to mind and X Brands too. I only got to meet Dianne once at his plane but I'll always remember Rex Rossi. Tom Cummings
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