Tom was a well-known local bronc rider. At
the time, Tom had been traveling with the
Addison Day Wild West Show and was billed
as “The Famous Indian Rider.”
When it came time for the Calgary
Stampede, it has been said that Weadick
sprung Tom from jail so he could compete.
Other reports claim the Mounties just let
him out because they knew he was a great
bronc rider (he often broke rank horses for
them while in jail). Whatever the case may
be, Tom would leave the Stampede as the first
ever World Champion being of Indian (First
Nations), and also of Canadian descent.
In those days, there was a famous
bucking horse called Cyclone who had gone
unridden in over one-hundred attempts. He
had thrown off the very best A