Boots O'Neal - Legendary Cowboy
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- Опубликовано: 30 мар 2019
- 86 Year old Boots O'Neal "The Legend" still rides and punches cows every day for the historic 6666 Ranch in Guthrie Texas. Boots worked a lot of the historic large ranches over the years like the JA, Matador, 14, Waggoner and 6666. Boots was the first regular cowboy to be inducted into The Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City and in 2018 received a Golden Spur Award in Lubbock.
This interview was recorded on February 10, 2019.
If everyone had a "Boots O'niel" In their life, the world would be a better place!!!
He is a wonderful person..we all love Boots...Mari and family
AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Boy wish I could ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ this more
I had one my Grandpa Ted
Thank god for my grandpa
Ted Rusley SX cattle ranch Rusley cattle co raised me and taught me how to love working and now at 47 I get told at these small ranches I am the hardest worker they have ever had or seen
I don’t cowboy but I Ranchhand and cut trees mainly.....
But I am very grateful for men like Boots
My grandpa Ted was born in 1913 and he told me all about life as a cowboy growing up in Billings Montana
Best education I could have ever had
Rusley family still run cattle today
@@pakmatherdiverb Thank you for your comment!!!!!
I had a couple of em and u are RIGHT! Do my best best 2 b that kinda feller in today's world. What a great story!
Wow, what an unsung legend. He's 86 turning 87, when this video is filmed and he doesn't dread it at all "moving those bulls tomorrow," even if it's cold and windy. His authentic way of life has preserved him.
He's 90 now. Still working on the ranch.
I’m lucky enough to know Boots, as his daughter and I are friends and graduated High School together. What you saw there is what you get! Boots is most definitely one of the most humble and genuine people you could ask to know! It thrills me to see him getting the publicity and recognition he deserves, as he would never ask for, or expect! Great video!
What a great story!! Love to hear more of his knowledge!
I’ve never heard your name before, Hudnall! Is that American?
He’s such a bad ass man
I could listen to that man tell stories for hours and hours. BTW wasn't the 4 6's ranch on a couple episodes of Yellowstone?..
It’s nice to see an outfit that is still loyal to its loyal employees, Ride for the brand
We'll see what happens now that the 6666 is for sale.
@@timothypadilla1277 Taylor Sheridan bought it . It’s under contract
A huge thank you should be sent out to his female boss - the lady who inherited the ranch - who showed her loyalty and appreciation to a man who dedicated over 30 years of his life to the ranch. She told him he would always have a home (and friends) on her ranch for as long as he lived. That’s the kind of person we would all like to work for and have as a friend. God bless Boots and her.
Gg
She's gone now ' she left a great legecy.
She has passed away since I shot this video. The 6666 is being bought by Taylor Sheridan of Yellowstone TV Series fame..
To bad holly wood fucked it up
@@EmbracingTheWestI seen Boots in a scene of Yellowstone with Jimmy and Dusty Burson. Awesome 😎
I’m 62 and recall a time when the world was a little slower and we grew up at the knee of men like Mr ONeal, my father being one. Such experience and wisdom. It’s humbling and I wish I could share just one day of 1963 with my own children. I’m honoured to have gown up with such men and the women who were our mothers and aunts.
Amen! Thank you for your words, Eoin!
I’m 48 and was raised by my father and mother. My Daddy was 46 and my mom, 29 when I was born and they truly taught my twin and me the role of respecting your elders, listen and learn and find a true man that is hard working and honorable! God brought my husband and I together in the hospital in 2013, when my Daddy had a stroke and I drove across the state to get back to my Daddy. God answered both my husband’s prayer for a Godly wife and my 40th birthday prayer for a Godly man to walk beside me for the rest of my crippled life. We got married 3 months later and My Daddy passed away in 2015. I miss my Daddy every day, but he truly was my hero!
Yes!
“ I worked 10 to 12 years, 7 days a week. No one thought of having a day off just cause it was a Sunday”.. God Bless him!
I don't think God would appreciate that. We are supposed to take a day off a week. But oh well
AMEN
In peace I'll push dirt however I can
@@imtypingwords God has ranch hands that would tell you horses and cattle need tending to seven days a week.
@@nmelkhunter1 I forgot that God made the earth in 7 days. And the 7th day he kept working...oh wait. It's called the Sabbath for a reason. The day of the Lord, a day of rest.
Somebody needs to go record as many stories with this man as he is willing to provide and make a book out of it. Sooner rather than later.
I'm hoping to do more with him in the near future!
@@EmbracingTheWest I'm surprised you got an ol' West Texas cowboy to talk about himself that much at all. Some of the most humble, meek, gentle men you'll ever find. Nothing like the loudmouth braggarts Hollywood pawns off as the real thing.
@@charlesgilmore6177 having a few mutual friends got me in the door, he was kind-of shy though. He's proud of his lifestyle and I think, now at his age, he likes to reminisce about the old ways. David Smith
Gather up this guy's stories and write a book . It'd be a best seller world wide. It'd also make an amazing movie. I could listen to this guy talk about his life in the saddle all day long.
Chriss from London UK
Be a lot like the Foxfire series of books, a wealth of knowledge. Knowledge that's being lost daily.
God bless ya Boots. Pure cowboy to the bone.
This man, and others like him, are the very definition and representation of what a man is supposed to be. What a great video!
I was just going to say that myself!
That's one type of man one can be. One can also be a doctor and save thousands of lives, or a mathematician and invent some important formulas, a scientist, a writer, a father or just a good soon taking care of his old mother. Manhood can be a many things, even if this type of man is a very appealing type to us fans of the old west. But other men doing great things far away from cattle and horses, and living different kind of lives are no less men than these men are, if they strive for their full potential in whatever field they work. Most above all, for me, manhood means "being there for others". And the larger you can draw the circle around you, the bigger man you are.
@@naturalmystery Speak softly and carry FMJ's.
And everything the woke left hates.
Listen to this old boy for a few moments and you are immediately struck with how far wrong both ends of the country went. The "Men" we have running around these days couldnt fathom what this mans eyes have seen over the years in an industry that has raised and fed generations of Americans.... They simply couldnt comprehend what being that type of man is all about... Weve lost that and its a scary thought... Being able to grow up around this man is a gift that has a value that cannot be measured .
Agreed - We have lost sight as to what the real America is. Neither political party has a clue, as the real America suffers.
I could not agree more! I hope he's around for a long while, I could sit and listen to him all day long! God bless him and those like him!
for sure...
@@Brad_GoldenArm Oh its always been about greed , Make no mistake there. The acceptable depths to which one may sink however have changed quite a lot. Its become acceptable to lie cheat and steal in this country as long as you say . "Its just business" or "Im just doing my job" .
All of this "News" you see on TV reporting that this politician lied or that one stole just makes everyone numb to it so its become acceptable. If our "Leaders" get away with doing it without YOUR money,,,, Hell , why shouldnt everyone else ? Our political atmosphere has done more damage to this country than anyone is really talking about....
The men we have these days are the product of how they were raised and what life threw at them and tempered them to whatever metal they have in them and some have been heated and tempered all their lives so who the hell are you to judge anybody. Plenty of strong men work the seas if that's how they were raised, every bit as strong as some inlander. Plenty of loggers, plenty of builders, plenty of road builders, plenty of men of war, plenty of ones who try to train the next generation. Just because you watch some modern cow boy crap don't make you a damn thing.
More honesty and wisdom in this man than one could ever hope for- a true American hero…
A humble and soft spoken man .Seems like you could shake his hand & take his word that's all that's needed. Mr Boots it's people like you that built this country. Much Respect sir .God Bless.
Wow! The changes this great cowboy has experienced, from "chuck wagons" to "cell phones". Great piece!
Thank you!
If all men could think about being the great man this ole boy has been...what a wonderful world we could have.
Amen
My Grandparents lived not far from the 6666 Ranch. I grew up working cattle with my Grandad for Daniels Cattle Company
I could sit and listen to Mr. O'Neal tell his life stories all day long! Spent his entire life being a true Cowboy and loved every minute of it.
My father was born in 1921 in Scurry County, near Snyder, and grew up on ranches owned by my grandfather and my great uncle. As a boy, I worked with my grand dad and my dad and as a man, I worked my dad's places and other outfits. What an honor for us younger ones (I'm only 67) to hear the stories of those who have lived the cowboy life and kept it going for some of us to be a small part of it.
When your resume includes JA, Matador, 14, Waggoner and 6666's, you're a cowboy.
That's no joke
What a legacy!
Art Stauffer Boots would be called a super puncher.
That's not a cowboy... he's a damn legend! Men like this will never admit it but they're what made this country, and are what make me proud to be part of it! I hope to hell I'm still saddling one every day when I'm his age!
That's one super resume... Can't get any better than that. And he also seems to be such a genuinely nice guy. I could listen to his stories about all the awesome things he's done while working all day if hed let me listen.
Chriss from London UK
The things this man has seen and the stories he could tell, there is no amount of money that could replace that
To the people that thumbed down this video shame on you. You’ll never be half the man he is.
He has forgotten more then most people would have learn he is true cowboy.
Dam right !
Learn to ignore what you don't like.
I second the notion!
Those who put thumbs down, fuck off become vegan, you can never know the pride and feeling of a honest days work and to come in cold, tired, hungry, wore out, sore, and be thankful for what God blessed you with. You will never have had the satisfaction of fresh air in your lungs, sunshine on your face, seeing the grass in the spring, beautiful fresh snow on the ground, being one with 1200 pounds of horse flesh under your ass,and feel blessed because of it. I pitty those who look down on men like these, for this type of man made America great and fed the world. We need this ethics again. You all are a bunch of snowflakes.
You can tell that he's a man of few words and a lot of facts... those were builders, of society, communities, and the backbone of a great nation...
Well the natives may feel different
really out of context my friend, if you don't get what i meant... well, there's no point of trying to explain
@@Maxtowers71 no need to explain. the land was cleared before they claimed it. they didnt tame shite. and their communities were washed in blood and racism.
@@mrwilliams9933 let me guess your a CNN loyalist and feel sorry for yourself cause life is hard.
@@camrieshadle6891 no first nation of peoples. I'm just sorry we didn't organize and sink your disease-ridden ships before they made landfall.
So much history, and honor. So many unsung hero's. Open your hearts as well as your ears. Thanks Boots for the lessons.
The die that he was made from no longer exists. God bless this wonderful cowboy! A true hero of America.
@Hello Frank how are you doing
This man has true humility. Every kid in America needs a Boots to be around.
He's the prototype of a working Texas cowboy. Tough, self reliant, willing to lend a helping hand but probably didnt suffer laziness or foolishness. Or profanity in front of women and children.
I would give anything for an interview about the top 10 "jackpots" he got himself out of.
I'm thinking I need to do a follow-up interview soon!
@@EmbracingTheWest please don't wait too long, or the opportunity may soon be gone.
Gone like the Waggoner ranch. Sad days now but time always moves. Here's to our western heritage.
Boots is the kind of guy every kid needs as a grandpa.
I greatly appreciate that the 6666 owner and management actually take care of their people rather than treating them as replaceable tools
Funny how boots didn’t know what a a true treasure he is a true cowboy and a gentleman. God bless Boots O Niel he is bridge between the old cowpuncher and the new. Just awesome!
This is what America needs to go back too. The grit, the compassion & the absolute love of going to work in God's country. ❤ Thank you, Mr. Smith for showing us this role model.
And reminding us that there are still role models in this world!
People who actually want to work and keep a job! They are the people who keep the country moving along! Thank you for sharing this video!
@@tammiel3812 exactly! this is who your kids & grandkids follow, not athletes, paid actors & woke teachers
Not gonna happen. You've got people selling their own farts in jars making more money than nurses and teachers and lawyers etc.
Whole world has and is continuing to go to shit as more and more people look for the easiest way to be happy albeit that 'happiness is what they see on social media as opposed to traditional and real values and virtues that underline true happiness.. which they'll never know nor understand.
Thank you for your story ‘ol timer...we don’t have men like u anymore now a days...🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍👍
Thank you for your service, Mr. Boots.
WOW! This guy is a national treasure. I am just lost in admiration for his grit, his work ethic, and his attitude about life. He is truly refreshing to my own spirit.
What an inspiring legend & gentleman. The world needs more real men like Boots.
An amazing and humble hardworking man. Definitely part of a dying breed!!!
What a great interview with a legendary cowboy. I admire his humility and his grit.
Thanks for acknowledging him
He is of our hard working heritage
Devotion to all who have learned from a man like this.
Many thanks BOOTS
This is amazing and we need more of him in this country.
This video almost got me a little Misty eyed, today is my Papaw's birthday and he'd be 90 if he was still with us, listening to boots is like listening to him again. He was a cowboy, my daddy and I both are, and now have my first boy on the way come January, and you guessed it, he's gonna bear his great grandpa's name and Lord willing I'm gonna raise him a cowboy. Keep on riding boots, glad I stumbled on this video today.
I understand, It made me misty-eyed when doing it. Boots reminds me of my father who passed away three years ago at 97 years. Dad wasn't a cowboy but grew up on an Oklahoma farm where they raised their own cattle too. Boot's voice and demeanor reminds me of my fathers, they look a little alike too. Their work-ethic is hard to find today. Thanks for watching!
Me too and sorry about your grandpa BUT glad you had that and congrats on your son
A very honest peaceful man who worked hard his hole life
What a heart warming story about a hard working wonderful man. Thank you!
One of the all-time great Ranch Cowboys. Tremendous stories.
I was so sad to hear of his passing. I’m looking up every interview he’s done.
Learnt about Boots O'Neil and Buster Welch from the TV series Yellowstone...and I really love their stories. True to theyselves and true to what they practice. Thank God for RUclips I got to immerse myself into the life of a rancher and a cowboy. And thanks to Taylor Sheridan. 🤝
Real men. #respect.
Oh the stories he could share! End of an era! Blessings to you kind sir!
Thanks for sharing your story, sir. What a salt of the earth, hard working gentleman. God Bless!
What a great man, that's the sort of person that I could sit or ride and listen to and learn even now and I'm 60, and would still learn something, thank you.
It's amazing how people can watch one video on a subject, and all of a sudden they are experts.
Loved it when he talked of having a place to retire.Cowboys and Cowgirls take care of their own.I loved it.
My hat off to you boots I've got a grandmother that is 100 and still active love the old stories of her childhood just like I love hearing about yours
Sure would like to listen to his cattle punchin stories over a cup of black coffee. True Americana!
Actually I paused this video and went to get a cup of coffee~!!!!!
beautiful video - i am glad this man gets the respect he so wholeheartedly deserves
Nothing like a he history of these men that lived and still with us sharing their stories of true cowboys. I’ve always loved the cowboy history it’s what’s left of such a tremendous history God bless them all.🤠💪
It's a culture we need to hang on too!
One of the good old boys.
When the world loses men like Boots, it'll be a little less bright. Truly inspiring just listening to this man talk and how he's so incredibly humble.
Hi Boots. I am Bill O'Neal, son of Lawrence O'Neal. I remember when you and family came to Clovis NM for a visit when I was very young. My father has passed away and I am 78 years old. God bless you Old Cowboy.
Boots doesn't do the internet. I'm going to see if I can get someone at The 6666 to show him the comments here. I think he would be thrilled!
@Hello Bill how are you doing
A bygone era. People like him are so few now, especially when we could use more. I would love to spend a week with him just listening and learning.
I’m in my 60’s, my paternal grandfather worked for a railroad all his life (after WWI) and was the same way. Said very little, worked hard his whole life, was raised on a farm where everyone worked hard as a matter of survival, never complained, noticed when someone was in need & tried to help without fanfare or noise. I miss him. I miss that attitude.
God bless
86-87 and still riding and working
Real legend and really nice to hear about an employer who values his workers
I love it! what a great cowboy. Makes me ashamed of myself for taking the weekends off! lol.
the world needs more folks like Boots!
What a gift! I am grateful that we have this much of this man and hope we get more!
Mr. O'Neal is an awesome individual. A true Cowboy through and through. What an incredible life - I loved hearing those stories. Thank you for telling the story!
Their will never be another Boots O'Neal. They don't build them like that no more.
I don't know about that. Ranch kids in Wyoming are hands. Its all they ever knew! Lots of them in Wyoming, & Eastern Idaho.
@@donnakeeley7924 I am fortunate I know a few and know a few that surprised their families who had gotten out if that lifestyle and kids or grandchildren brought it back around!!!!!!!!!!! So 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 and just telling stories DOES WORK SOMETIMES
True meaning of a cowboy.
You Sir are quite the Cowboy that alot of Cowboys would like to be today ,you have foregot more than alot will ever know Thank You!
Straight simple gentle speaking man. God bless.
God Bless Texas & God Bless the Cowboy 👍🏼❤️🤠
@Hello How are you doing
Thank you for posting the interview of this fine gentleman with his words of wisdom .
Mister "Little" Boots managed to live the life many dream of and aspired towards.
Ranch life is hard long and often lonely work. And he lived a lifetime of it. But it is a way of life and once one lives it, they can't imagine doing anything else. I had the fortune of growing growing up on a 1800 acre ranch near Prescott Arizona through the sixties. Up early to do an hour's worth of chores before school. After school was groom and jip line the horses. Or mend fences. It was hard work that had to be done. And my siblings and I enjoyed it immensely. That work ethic stuck. And we were always involved with horses and at times cattle. And I have been most of my life. I now Ranch in the Ozarks. Life here has sort of stood still. But urban sprawl has destroyed much of what Arizona used to be. Like the ranch I grew up on. It has become a subdivision, Shopping Center, and car sales lots. And now in my senior years I feel fortunate once again to be living the life on a large Ranch surrounded by other large ranches.
I Can Only Imagine this fine gentleman feels the same, only a whole lot more! Would had loved to meet and work with him. The things I could have learned.
We can all learn from Boots’ wisdom and commitment to his craft. What a great video!
One of the last of the real ole time cowboys. The one's who believed if it couldn't be done horseback it didn't need doin'!!! Lol privileged to have been raised around many of the last of that breed!!!
Boots is truly a legend and loved by many
Thanks Boots for your interview. I live in the city and god knows how i miss my dad's ranch in Mexico. I go out there at least 2 or 3 times a year. I lost my dad about 3 weeks ago. Love you pops. Thanks Boots for reminding me of my old man.
Jesus, Boots reminds me of my father too. David
Awesome Vid
Thanks For sharing Boots
@Hello How are you doing dear
What a guy !!! He has lived a full life. Great episode 👍
Wow, This man is a national treasure! Thanks for posting. Great presentation.
This honorable man will die in the saddle. It's what keeps him going. I'm so happy someone sees his value and is giving him a home for life. Boots is a dying breed, but he is also a teacher even though things are changing in the cattle business. Cowboys now days only dream to live like he did, doing the things he has done. God bless the cowboy.
What a Guy, a Cowboy, a real man wish I could meet him, keeps on working ridding fences. The Legend Boots O Neal
God Bless Yeah wish I could ride with ya !
We need more MEN like Boots! ❤️ treasure the legacy.
Thanks so much for sharing this Treasure! It was a Privilege and Honor to read! Thank you and Mr. O’Neil for ‘taking me back’ and reminding me of the Blessing of my Heritage. My Dad and his Uncles gave me the gift of a Western Heritage and the passion and love of horses. I thank God every day, and I appreciate this wonderful reminder!
Happy Trails to you and your new friend, Mr. O’Neil! 🤠🐴
Thank you for the feedback. It was a pleasure to put together this story and to meet Boots. There's not many like him left today. Hopefully I'll continue to find other interesting stories to post here!
This was a great interview. I just got home from Gray County a couple of days ago. Home is in South Carolina and the trip out to Pampa was long but worth it. I met some people like Mr. Boots and they left an impression on me. That part of Texas and the panhandle of Oklahoma are ruggedly beautiful. It makes me wish that I had gone there 30 years earlier.
This was amazing interview to watch..loved it !! I could listen to him all day ❤❤
Wish we all could have a father figure with this cowboys work ethic, wisdom, strength while being humble and kind. Beautiful tribute to the American cowboy life. Thanks David Glenn Smith.
There you have it a “ True American Legend” I agree, write a book and make a movie on his life. Stay Well Boot’s!!
I lost too many Boot O'Neals in my lifetime, but still living an old dream makes me even prouder
Thank you so very much for this video...God Bless You for sharing this man with the rest of us...
Tougher than a pine knot ol’ son, boots has always been one of em’ I’ve always looked up to, the cowboy of all cowboys 💪 I could listen to him talk and tell stories forever!!
You can't help but to admire a hard working man who worked all his life and think nothing of it. Much respect to you sir.
Thanks for your service to our great nation, Boots....
Drive by the ranch out on highway 82 beautiful spread, an now even better of a place to know they take care of their people. God bless to all! Specially Boots
@Hello Thomas how are you doing
The man is a legend. They don't make them like him anymore.
What a beautiful story about a beautiful man!
Great to see there is still something left of America that still 100% authentic ...
Honest hard-working man..
What a life he's had and still living it!!
Men and women like Boots built this nation. God bless you
@Hello Tom how are you doing
I know a man that fits this mold. His name is Tom. He is a hunting guide in the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana. I've been lucky enough to hunt with him six times over that last ten years. He is originally from North Carolina but carries very little southern drawl after more than 30 years out west. He is an expert with everything to do with horses, elk, deer, bears, etc.. Once, when hunting in cold November, I was helping him with the saddling chores and he handed me a bit and said put this up under my armpit to get it warm before putting in the horses mouth. For some reason that stuck with me. He is the nicest, kindest man, to both man and beast. Once, during a September hunt in the Bob, some Divide hikers were trickling through our camp during the week, due to a wild fire. One evening, while we were getting ready for dinner, sitting around, talking and such, a hiker came into camp to talk. He was wearing a utility kilt and I noticed Tom closing observing him. He leaned over to me and whispered under his breath, 'Hey, Jeff, That guy has a dress on...'
Cool story Jeff!
jeff - did he squat to pee?
@@z-z-z-z haha ha! Didn't observe any of that behavior....
@Hello Jeffrey how are you doing
I used to fish up in the Bob Marshall as a kid and loved it. Now I live near the 6666 Ranch. Best of both worlds.
Beautiful tribute. Thank you.
The degree of humility and honesty is something to behold.
America at its best dressed.
God bless it.
Please
Just now discovered this channel. Best thing I’ve seen on RUclips in a very long time.
Such a meaningful life you have had, just relax and enjoy Sir, you deserve it.
A man we could all aspire to be
Knowing this man personally...this video shows just how great of a man ol Bootsie is
And that ladies and gentlemen, is a true Gangster. Nothing but respect.
@ Embracing The West - Thank you for producing this and sharing it with us.
Do you know the meaning of the word ‘gangster?’
@@fifthbusiness1678 Yup. NYC native.