From collection Person List
Harley May, born June 2, 1926, in Deming, N.M., won the world steer wrestling championship title in 1952, his first year in the Rodeo Cowboys Association. He won a total of three world crowns, and 26 years after his first one, he was still a top qualifier. May, who grew up with rodeo, competed in youth events when he was only 11 years old. One of the first college-educated rodeo champions, he was on the intercollegiate championship teams in 1949-51 while a student at Sul Ross State College in Alpine, Texas. He was a founder of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. Also, May held various offices in the RCA: steer wrestling director, 1953-55; vice president, 1956; and president, 1957-59. He was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 1979.
