Rex Allen Arizona Cowboy Museum and Willcox Cowboy Hall of Fame

Arizona Cowboy Museum & Willcox Cowboy Hall of Fame

Established	1989
Location	150 N. Railroad Avenue, Wilcox, AZ 85643, United States
Coordinates	32°15′10″N 109°49′52″W / 32.252742°N 109.831045°W / 32.252742; -109.831045
Type	Hall of fame
Website	RAACM

Rex Allen "Arizona Cowboy" Museum and Willcox Cowboy Hall of Fame

A Western outfit and boots worn by Rex Allen

The Rex Allen Arizona Cowboy Museum and Willcox Cowboy Hall of Fame, is a museum in Willcox, Arizona, United States. Rex Elvie Allen (1920-1999), born and raised 40 miles north of Willcox, was known as the "Arizona Cowboy" and "Mister Cowboy". Allen was an authentic cowboy. Allen was an American film and television actor, singer and songwriter. He became famous in the 1950s as one of the last singing cowboys, and as the narrator of many Disney nature and Western productions.^[1]

The museum includes photographs, movie posters, cowboy outfits, records, musical instruments and other memorabilia.^[2][1] Across the street from the museum is a bronze statue of Rex Allen.^[1] It features the memorabilia of local actor and singer Rex Allen.^[1] The Willcox Cowboy Hall of Fame features portraits of area old-time cowboys who worked in the ranch industry.^{[citation needed]}

Hall of fame inductees

The hall of fame was started on September 10, 1983.^[3]

1983 Kortsen, Ted Wien, Ray Busenbark, Bill Sanders, Ben Browning, Ernest Sommer, Harry 1984 Hudson, Jim Wilson, Bert Moore, Larry 1985 Gardner, Claud Warren, Mila Leon, Juan Sierra 1986 Harris, H. L. "Butch" Adams, Lloyd 1987 Saxon, Harry Riggs, Billie 1988 Gardner, B. A. Page, G. W. "Boozer" Hurtado, Florencio "Lencho" 1989 Byrd, Cecil M. Whelan, William "Billy" H Larsen, Sabina 1990 Lane, Elvie Riggs, Brannick Hooker, Henry Clay Busenbark, Jack 1991 DeBorde, Will Wear, W.D. "Dee" Jr. Martin, Caleb 1992 Prude, Charles Ellis, Lyter Stansberry, Alfred 1993 Cook, Mark Cook, Tay Salazar, Lupe Hall, Ned Lawson, Charles "Chuck" 1994 Cooke, Calvin Wootan, J. Frank 1995 Riggs, Lillian Erickson DeBorde, Edd Moore, Gus Riggs, Stark 1996 Prestridge, William S. "Bill" Bull, Joseph Jackson "Joe" Kuykendall, Leslie R. Gillespie, Charles E. 1997 Jernigan, A. A. "Dee" Allen, Horace Snure, Ben Jr. 1998 McNair, Claude Baker, Monroe Dubois, Marcellus 1999 Browning, Alvin Klump, John Sherman Byrd, Homer Tenney, Lyman 2000 Klump, John Daniel Lawhon, Josie Harris, Dave Ayala, Val

2001 Whelan, Eddie Cowan, William "Butterfly" Vindiola, Rocky Durham, Archie 2002 Martin, Thomas Jensen Riggs, Paul William Fortenberry, Claude W. Cowan, Ralph C. 2003 Gardner, Bert Pride, Benjamin "Tuffy" Wood, Jack 2004 DeRacy, Bill Post, Clarence "C.E." Davenport, Jack Nelson, Jack 2005 MacGaffin, John O. Monzingo, Peggy Sellman, Tom Moyer, Ed 2006 Moorehead, Buck Lowrey, Dan Shannon, Les Davis, Sonny 2007 Winkler, Bill Darnell, Fred Boss, Roy Oscar 2008 Shores, Sonny Straub, Bob Todd, Larry 2009 Klump, Karry "Keith" Moore, L.E. "Larry" Jr. Tunks, Jack Self, Jim 2010 Kuykendall, Tom Burgess, Terry Lan McNair 2011 Krentz, Rob Hudson, Marvin Dobson, H.C. (Jay) 2012 Post, Jack Robbs, R.L. Bourne, Chad 2013 Bowman, Lewis Telles, Fred 2014 Monk, Edward Goodwin, Robert Sewell Brawley, Norman "Pete" 2015 Glenn, Marvin Klump, Wayne 2016 Kimble, Don Whelan, Joe 2017 Edington, Gilbert S. "Sam" Glenn, Warner 2018 Riggs, Ellerbe B. Searle, Ron 2019 Cannon, Jo Tout, Jim 2020 Kimble, Ralph B. Darnell, Billy 2021 Thrasher, Gary Todd, Larrie "Rooster"

Source:^[3]

References

1. "About". The Rex Allen Museum Willcox Arizona. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
2. "Willcox, Arizona: Singing Cowboy Rex Allen and KoKo the Horse". Roadside America. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
3. "Hall of Fame Inductees". The Rex Allen Museum Willcox Arizona. Retrieved April 9, 2020.

External links

• Official website