Casey Duane Tibbs (March 5, 1929 – January 28, 1990) was an American professional rodeo cowboy, and actor.
He is interred at the Scotty Philip Cemetery in Fort Pierre, South Dakota.
He wrote, produced, directed, and starred in the film Born to Buck.
[3] Mentioned in Life Of A Rodeo Cowboy recorded by Merle Haggard, Written by Jeannie Seely The song Casey Tibbs, also known as Casey the Rainbow Rider, by Ian Tyson.
While discussing their different interests, Bandit asks Frog, "Do you know who Casey Tibbs is?"