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  • The Team Roping Journal

    (At Home With)

    Nov 19, 2019 3 minutes
    By Kendra Santos

    Q: You were born in Oklahoma. How old were you when your family moved to California?

    A: I was 5, and we moved to California because my dad (Virgil) went to work for (ProRodeo Hall of Famer and 1953 World Champion Team Roper) Ben Johnson (who headed for California cowboy Ed Yanez when he won the world) at his ranch in Farmington (which is on the outskirts of the original Cowboy Capital of the World in Oakdale). We cowboyed every day, and my dad was a header, so I heeled all the time.

    Q: For those

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