Country legend George Strait is mourning the death of a longtime friend and one of the most decorated cowboys in rodeo history.
Strait, 74, paid tribute to five-time world champion Phil Lyne, who died on Friday, Aug. 14, at the age of 79, according to Sports Illustrated. Lyne was widely regarded as one of the greatest all-around cowboys the sport has ever seen.
On Sunday, Aug. 16, Strait shared a touching message for Lyne on his Instagram Stories, remembering both his friend’s impact on their native Texas and his remarkable rodeo career.
“Phil Lyne, we’ll never forget you,” Strait wrote. “All of our prayers are with you and your family. May God bless them.”
“You left your mark on South Texas and of course all of the rodeo world,” the “Check Yes or No” singer continued. “A true cowboy in every sense of the word. I’m proud that I got to call you my friend.”
Strait ended his tribute with a poignant farewell: “I’ll see you down the road someday, amigo. – gs”
Phil Lyne Was a Five-Time Rodeo World Champion
Born in San Antonio, Texas, in 1947, Lyne started young. He entered his first rodeo when he was just 4 years old and went on to win titles at the youth, high school and college levels before turning professional.
After joining the Rodeo Cowboys Association, now the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, in 1969, Lyne was named Rookie of the Year. Just two years later, he became both the all-around cowboy and tie-down roping world champion, then repeated both feats in 1972.
Lyne’s versatility was extraordinary. During his career, he earned money in five events: bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, bull riding, tie-down roping and steer wrestling.
His showdown with fellow rodeo great Larry Mahan during the 1972 season was even captured in The Great American Cowboy, which went on to win the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Lyne finished that season with $60,852 in prize money, setting an RCA single-season record.
Remarkably, Lyne largely walked away from professional rodeo after the 1972 season to raise his daughters on his family’s Texas ranch. He later returned to competition part-time and, nearly two decades after his first world championships, captured the 1990 PRCA steer roping world title.
Lyne was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 1979 and would eventually receive honors from numerous other organizations, including the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame, PBR Ring of Honor and Bull Riding Hall of Fame.
He is survived by his wife, Sarah, and daughters Amanda and Samantha. Samantha Lyne is a former professional barrel racer and is married to two-time PBR world champion J.B. Mauney.
Lyne died in Cotulla, Texas, on Aug. 14. He was 79.
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