He grew up on a ranch in west Texas, and was widely known and respected by stockmen.
Four of his books won the Western Heritage Award from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame.
Editor for Sheep and Goat Raiser Magazine, and Livestock Weekly.
He was a farm and ranch journalist and editor, in addition to writing Western novels.
Voted "Best Western Author of All Time" by the Western Writers of America, and received its Spur Award ("for distinguished writing about the American West") seven times.