According to multiple reports, a fire broke out at the rodeo legend’s home in Decatur, Texas, on Tuesday, April 29, that engulfed the property in flames. He was 69 years old.
“Sorry for your loss. Your dad grew up here where I live. I’ve followed the Cooper family for years. Sending prayers,” one person replied.
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The seasoned athlete was a seven-time PRCA World Champion, he was the first rodeo cowboy to earn more than $1 million in career earnings, and he was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 1979.
"I don't know if I'm Super Looper. I'm just Roy. I'm not one to brag on myself and there are so many good ropers today. You can't compare me to Toots Mansfield or Dean Oliver because we were in different eras. I had my time for 10 years there,” he said on Ty Harris' “Lets Freakin' Rodeo” podcast in February.
Cooper is survived by his wife, Shari Smith Cooper, and their three sons, Clif, Clint, and Tuf.
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