Both his mother and father rode saddle broncs and his brothers also competed in rodeo.
Reynolds was a guest contestant on the CBS-TV quiz show, Name That Tune in the late 1950s.
While endorsing Wrangler Jeans and Tony Lama Boots, print advertising featuring Reynolds appeared regularly in such publications as Rodeo Sports News and The Western Horseman.
In 1966 he was the winner of the Linderman Award,[3] "given to the contestant earning the most money in a combination of three or more rough stock and timed events".
Reynolds died of a heart attack on February 14, 2014, at his ranch in Dillon, Montana.