Oscar the Bull. Was one of the most fear rough riding rodeo bulls of all time. Welcome to Bull Oscar.
Bob Barmby, a well-known innovator in breeding bulls and a stock contractor, bred and raised Oscar at his ranch in Lockeford, California. Barmby named Oscar after his trainer and handler, Oscar Heard. According to an original owner of Rodeo Stock Contractors (RSC) and Barmby's son, Oscar's sire was Wirley Gig. Wirley Gig was himself a remarkable bull whom Barmby hauled and bucked. Even at the ranch, Oscar had a reputation for tossing cowboys in the dirt.[1] He was a Brahma bull who was gray in color.[1]
Oscar was smaller in stature than most professional-level bucking bulls, weighing in at about 1,300 pounds (590 kg).[2] He was known for his violent spin to the left when first bucking. When he was a young bull, first beginning bucking, he attempted to hook dismounted riders with his horns. Later as he matured, he came to ignore them.