Rodeo legend 'Super Looper' Roy Cooper dead at 69 years after the house fire

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Roy Cooper, nicknamed the “Super Looper” during his legendary Rodeo race, died this week at the age of 69.

Cooper, considered the greatest roper of all time, died in a fire fire in his property in Decatur, Texas, on Tuesday.

“With great sadness is that our family shares the death of our father, the Super Looper, Roy Cooper,” wrote Cooper’s son, Tuf, in a Facebook post. “We are all in shock and we are lost by the words of this tragedy at this time.”

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Roy Cooper, considered the best roper of all time, died on Tuesday in a fire fire. (Texas Agriculture Department)

Cooper launched his career in 1976, when he won a world championship in his first national finals. He won eight titles in general and was included in the Prorodeo Fame Hall in 1979, only three years after his career.

TUF is a third generation rodeo star. Cooper’s parents were also roers. Cooper’s mother was born in a ranch, and the family lived in New Mexico when he was growing.

The rodeo world cried Cooper’s death.

Roy Cooper joined the Prorodeo Hall of Fame only three years in his career. (Texas Agriculture Department)

“With a broken heart when listening to the death of Roy Cooper … he inspired generations of jeans, and his legacy is still alive,” said the member of the Fame of the Vaquero de Texas, Andra Estes Beatty, through the Express Tribune.

“The Rodeo community cries a tremendous loss today with the death of Rodeo Legend and Super Looper, Roy Cooper,” added the Texas Department of Agriculture. “Commissioner Sid Miller and his wife, Debra, are lifting the Cooper family in prayer while sailing for this heartbreaking time.”

“When someone referred to the ‘Super Looper’, every Rodeo fan knew exactly who you were talking about,” wrote the professional CEO of Bull Riding, Sean Gleason.