THE CROCKETT AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
CONCERT BENEFITING
THE MYRTIS DIGHTMAN STATUE FUND
FEATURING
AND THE
WAS HELD IN THE CROCKETT CIVIC CENTER,
ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2006.
ALL PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT THE MYRTIS DIGHTMAN STATUE FUND.
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THE CROCKETT AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OFFICE
LOCATED IN THE CROCKETT CIVIC CENTER
1100 EDMISTON DRIVE
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MYRTIS DIGHTMAN WAS BORN AND RAISED IN CROCKETT, TEXAS. HE WAS THE FIRST
AFRICAN AMERICAN TO QUALIFY FOR THE NATIONAL FINALS RODEO.
MYRTIS QUALIFIED 7 TIMES TO THE NFR IN THE BULL RIDING. MYRTIS
HAS RECEIVED THE HIGHEST HONOR OF ALL, HE IS THE FIRST LIVING
BLACK COWBOY TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE NATIONAL COWBOY HALL OF
FAME IN OKLAHOMA CITY. IN 2001 HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE TEXAS
COWBOY HALL OF FAME. IN 2002, THE COWBOY OF COLOR HALL OF FAME
IN FORT WORTH AND IN 2003 THE PROFESSIONAL BULL RIDERS RING OF
HONOR. MYRTIS CO-STARRED IN 3 MOVIES, INCLUDING "J.W. COOP" WITH CLIFF ROBERTSON AND
"JUNIOR BONNER" WITH STEVE MCQUEEN. HE HAS ALSO APPEARED ON
BILLBOARDS AS THE “MARLBORO MAN”.
MYRTIS, A CHAMPION BULL RIDER FROM CROCKETT, TEXAS
IS TO BE HONORED BY HIS HOMETOWN WITH A LIFE
SIZE BRONZE STATUE TO BE PLACED IN FRONT OF THE PORTH
AGRICULTURAL ARENA.
