Chris was born with the spirit of the wide open stamped on his soul. Grew up ranch-raised, learnin’ early what it meant to grit your teeth against the cold and trust your hands with a rope. But it was bronc ridin’ that called to him. He climbed aboard them rank, snortin’ horses like a man sittin down with destiny, and in 1976, he took home the gold buckle as the World Champion Bareback Rider. That buckle wasn’t just metal and shine, it was proof he had stared down the storm and rode it clean. Bu

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