The Original Marlboro Man

Robert "Bob" Norris, the original face of the "Marlboro Man," founded Tee Cross Ranch in 1950. He paid $50 for the T Cross brand, which was the first registered brand in Colorado.

Through the years, he developed one of the largest Quarter Horse and Hereford cattle operations in Colorado, and became an active member of the horse industry and a philanthropist in his local community.

He served as president of the American Quarter Horse Association in 1982 and in 2011 he received the AQHA Legacy Breeder Award for ranches that have bred Quarter Horses for 50 years or more.

He also served as a director for the National Cutting Horse Association and on the board of directors for the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.

In the 1960s and ’70s, he was the first face of the “Marlboro Man” and appeared in numerous advertisements for the tobacco company.

And now, more than 50 years later and Bob in his mid-90s, family and friends continue to gather every year and at Colorado's Tee Cross Ranches for it's annual spring branding.

The crew consists not only of experienced cowboys who work for the ranch or a neighboring outfit, but also local military families, friends from all over the United States and representatives from Roundup for Autism, a non-profit organization Bobby Norris started in 1988.

Thank you for keeping The Cowboy Way alive and well, Norris family!
*For full article, visit Western Horseman: https://westernhorseman.com/…/tee-cross-branding-traditions/

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