Guy Weadick

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Guy Weadick
Born
George Guy Weadick

February 23, 1885
Rochester, New York, U.S.
DiedDecember 13, 1953(1953-12-13) (aged 68)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationCowboy
Known forCo-founder of Calgary Stampede
Spouses
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(m. 1906; died 1951)​
Dorothy Mullens
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(m. 1952)​

George Guy Weadick (February 23, 1885 – December 13, 1953) was an American cowboy, performer and promoter. Today, he is best known as the founder of the Calgary Stampede in Alberta, Canada. He was married to famed cowgirl, Florence LaDue. Weadick was the first to be inducted in the Builder category in the Canadian Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame.

Calgary Stampede

In 1912, Weadick travelled to Calgary, where he met with H.C. McMullen, a

A. E. Cross; and A. J. McLean
, provincial secretary. He staged the first Calgary Stampede September 2–7, 1912, when ranchers and farmers had finished the harvesting and would be free to attend.

Weadick arranged for 200 head of Mexican steers, 200 bucking steers, and wild horses to be brought in from the ranches around Calgary. In order to entice top quality competitors, $20,000 in championship money and world championship titles were offered. The prize money was about four times the closest competition, causing riders from across North America to arrive in the 1912 Stampede. In 1919, Weadick and Calgary Industrial Exhibition manager,

Calgary Exhibition and Stampede as an annual event.[1]

In 1912, Indigenous peoples were not allowed to celebrate their cultures on their own reserves because of Indian Act laws and regulations. The Stampede was one of the only places they were welcomed to participate and celebrate their traditions publicly because of a special agreement Guy Weadick and the Calgary Stampede made with the government. Indian Village is organized by volunteers on the Stampede's Indian Events committee, Stampede employees and the tipi families who camp at the Village during the Stampede. There is constant consultation about the name of the Village and if it should be changed. The tipi owners have indicated that Indian Village is a place and a name with great historical significance and honours the role of Guy Weadick and the relationship with the Stampede throughout the 20th century.

Later years

Following on the success of the

Rodeo Hall of Fame of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in 1976.[4]

References

  1. ISBN 1-55153-939-X
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  2. ^ "Guy Weadick Award Winners". Calgary Stampede. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "1982". Canadian Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. CanadianProRodeoHallOfFame.org. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  4. ^ "Rodeo Hall of Fame Inductees". National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Retrieved November 25, 2019.

External links

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