Dan Collins Taylor (September 2, 1923 – November 3, 2010) was an American cowboy, rodeo performer, and promoter.

[2] In 1975 the RCA was renamed to the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA).

[8] Taylor spent at least 25 years performing as a calf and team roper.

He made 14 stops in New York City that included Madison Square Garden.

[4] In competition, Taylor won tie-down roping titles at San Antonio, Texas; Boston, Massachusetts; Ellensburg, Washington; Nampa, Idaho (the Snake River Stampede Rodeo); Ogden and Salt Lake City, Utah.

[8] He has also won at Fort Madison, Iowa; Filer, Nampa, and Pocatello, Idaho; Burwell, Nebraska; Livingston, Montana; Belle Fourche, South Dakota; and Monte Vista, Colorado.

[6] He was the timed-event chute boss for the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) for 11 years (1965–1973 and 1978–1979) when that competition was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, prior to its move to Las Vegas, Nevada.

[2][8] He was the chute boss for 15 years at the National Finals Steer Roping (NFSR) at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma.

[9][8] Taylor, age 87, died on November 3, 2010, in his residence in Doole, Texas.

[8] At the 2011 Cheyenne Frontier Days, which always takes place the last two full weeks of July, his associates honored Taylor in a special ceremony.

[3] After rodeo slack "a time, usually late at night or early in the morning, other than during the performance when the “extra” contestants compete in the rodeo"[10] was over that morning, the ceremony was held where friends gave speeches and showed a PowerPoint presentation focused on his life.

[3][2] Stock contractor Harry Vold, said that Taylor "lived and breathed Cheyenne Frontier Days ...

If ever there was a person who dedicated his life to Chute Number 9 at Cheyenne it was Dan Taylor".