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Charles Sampson was born on 2 July, 1957 in Los Angeles, CA, is an American bull rider. Discover Charles Sampson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 66 years old?
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66 years old |
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Cancer |
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2 July, 1957 |
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2 July |
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Los Angeles, CA |
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United States
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He is a member of famous Rider with the age 66 years old group.
Charles Sampson Height, Weight & Measurements
At 66 years old, Charles Sampson height not available right now. We will update Charles Sampson's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Charles Sampson Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Charles Sampson worth at the age of 66 years old? Charles Sampson’s income source is mostly from being a successful Rider. He is from United States. We have estimated Charles Sampson's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Charles "Charlie" Sampson (born July 2, 1957) is an American former professional rodeo cowboy who specialized in bull riding.
Sampson was born in Los Angeles, California, on July 2, 1957.
To avoid the violence that surrounded him as a boy, he took a job at a riding stables near Gardena, California.
There he sparked an interest in horses and rodeo.
Sampson stands 5 feet, 4 inches tall.
He was a ground breaking rodeo cowboy.
He was the first African American to win a world title in the PRCA.
He was the 1982 Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) World Champion bull rider.
He is the first African American cowboy to win a world championship in professional rodeo.
In 1983, there were only six black members of the PRCA.
Sampson was competing on a national level.
Sampson very rarely mentioned race as an issue, even though he was competing in a sport dominated by white competitors.
Sampson once said in The New York Times, "I haven't encountered discrimination as much as ignorance. Some people still don't realize that something like a quarter of all the cowboys back in the old West were black."
Currently he works at "The Cody Dude Ranch" in Cody, Wyoming.
He is known for his many injuries as well.
Sampson's left calf has 17 pins and two metal plates.
In the New York Times Magazine, Sampson noted, "In 1983, a bull jerked me down and cracked my skull--I broke every bone in my face except my nose. I broke my ankle, my leg, my sternum, my wrist. In '88, I had an ear ripped off when a bull ran over me and his foot caught my hat."
The 1983 ordeal was when his face was shattered at the 1983 PRCA Presidential Command Performance Rodeo in Landover, Maryland, with then-U.S. President Ronald Reagan witnessing the wreck.
Sampson's PRCA career lasted almost 20 years, with 11 National Finals Rodeo (NFR) trips.
He married Marilyn Casmon in 1984.
Casmon hailed from Big Spring, Texas.
The Sampsons had two sons: Laurence Charles who was born in 1984, and Daniel Carl who was born in 1988.
They made their home in Aurora, Colorado.
He retired after the National Circuit Finals Rodeo in Pocatello, Idaho, in 1994.
He spent his retirement doing ads for companies like Wrangler Jeans and Timex.
He was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 1996.
In 1996, he was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame.
Sampson attended Central Arizona College.
