Historical Recognitions

Each year, the Silver Spurs Board of Directors carefully chooses two men to receive the honor of Coca-Cola Cowboy and two women to receive the Women’s Lifetime Achievement Award. The Coca-Cola Cowboy award started in 1982 and the Women’s Lifetime Achievement Award began in 1992 to honor four Silver Spurs Riding Club members that have dedicated their time and efforts to keep the Silver Spurs Rodeo and Osceola County’s ranching history alive.

During the award ceremonies, dinner is served, stories are told and laughs are shared as the winners celebrate with their fellow Spurs members and family. The Coca-Cola Cowboys are given a coveted bright red jacket with a black cowboy hat and the Lifetime Achievement Award winners are given an engraved plaque as well as a commemorative clock.

2023 Coca-Cola Cowboy and Women's Lifetime Achievement Award Winners Jimmy and Leslie Chapman

2023 Coca-Cola Cowboy and Women's Lifetime Achievement Award Winners Danny and Lois Hall

PAST COCA-COLA COWBOYS AND WOMEN’S LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT RECIPIENTS

COCA-COLA COWBOYS

1982 – “Geech” Partin
1983 – “Shang” Bronson
1984 – “Doc” Whaley
1985 – “Mac” Eldridge
1986 – Cecil Whaley
1987 – “Junk” Whaley
1988 – John E. Carroll, SR
1989 – Tom Gannarelli
1990 – “Doc” Partin
1991 – E.L “Pete” Hunt
1992 – Edwin H. Rohde
1993 – Tommy Bronson
1994 – Andy Chisholm
1995 – Dan Autrey, JR
1996 – Don S. Brown
1997 – Judge Platt
1998 – Charles “Hunky” Partin
1999 – Henry Ramsey
2000 – Ham Brown
2001 – Murray W. Overstreet
2002 – Hank Partin
2003 – Earl Partin
2004 – Cecil “Guzie” Whaley
2005 – Tom Kessler
2006 – Gene Evers
2007 – Doug Partin and Leslie Tyson
2008 – Jim Dulgar, Dick Davis and Johnny Platt
2009 – Ed Partin and Dr. Tom Blain
2010 – Gary Suhl
2011 – James Purcell
2012 – Sonny Boy Whaley
2013 – Bobby MontsDeOca and Bill Pennington
2014 – Norman West and Earlie Sulivan
2015 – Gary Mac Brown and Billy Kempfer
2016 – Herb Harbin and Henry Fletcher
2017 – Rabbit Hall and Preston Wells, Jr.
2018 – Larry Evers and Ham Brown
2019 – Mel Wills and Jack Jensen
2020 – Steve Wysong and Mike White
2021 – Tom Booth
2022 – Mike Wilder
2023 – Danny Hall and Jimmy Chapman

WOMEN’S LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

1992 – Carrie Whaley
1993 – Connie Partin
1994 – Katherine Autrey
1995 – Petie Partin
1996 – Aileen “Bill” Chapman
1997 – Ruth Griffin
1998 – Patsy Whaley
1999 – Floramaye Rohde
2000 – Carolyn Kempfer
2001 – Kathryn Bronson
2002 – Pat Smith
2003 – Dorothy Partin
2004 – Ben Platt
2005 – Tillie Bullis
2006 – Sarah Brown
2007 – Pat Redgrave and Marian Ramsey
2008 – Esther Dulgar, Ruth Davis and Nelda Evers
2009 – Clara Johnson and and Tootsie Whaley
2010 – Joan Suhl Casselberry
2011 – Sandra Purcell
2012 – Della Samual and Beuluah Hunt
2013 – Mary MontsDeOca and Joann Pennington
2014 – Lottie West and Marlene Sullivan
2015 – Margaret Brown and Becky Kempfer
2016 – Pat May and Barbara Harbin
2017 – Carolyn Hall and Deloris Moore
2018 – Sally Evers and Barbara Marshall
2019 – Barbara Kessler and Dorothy Jensen
2020 – Fran McLaughlin and Nina Sue Crowell
2021 – Martha Booth, Clemie Jo Lamb, and Brenda Hensel
2022 – Brenda Wilder
2023 – Lois Hall and Leslie Chapman