![]() ![]() ![]() He decided to invite to Top 40 teams for the first annual Bob Feist Invitational. On top of announcing, Feist decided to host a roping after watching a tennis match. He learned how to use the camera, develop film and write in the paper and Feist says that before he knew it they were getting more and more subscribers.įeist’s rodeo entrepreneurship did not end there. While he was jackpotting, Feist decided to put together a four-page program called Roper Sports News. So I got to looking at the longevity in the rodeo business, what would be something you could do for a while and roping was the part,” he said.įeist started getting to know some well known ropers in the area, got a horse and started roping. “I had attempted to ride bulls in college and a little bit in high school and didn’t do real well at it. It was after this that Feist said he was craving the outdoors. He was an infantry officer in Fort Benning, Georgia when he was asked to manage the kitchen for the officers. His first job was at the Cellar in Oklahoma City before he joined the army. I finally figured out you can raise the best beef or lambs in the country, or pigs, but if they weren’t served right or finished right it didn’t serve the product properly,” Feist said. “To me, it was the tail end of agriculture. There, he went from being an agriculture major to hotel and restaurant management. ![]() With a father in the beef industry, Feist grew up on a cattle ranch before going to Oklahoma State University. Bob Feist is a Santa Rosa grown cowboy who has left his mark on the western world in many ways. ![]()
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