[4] At a 1945 event in Madison Square Garden in New York City, Rambo suffered a broken bone in his shoulder and was forced to withdraw.
Rambo was the season earnings leader in each of the five disciplines that comprised the IRA all-around standings, becoming the first cowboy to accomplish the feat.
[10] In 1950, Rambo won the steer wrestling competition at the Newhall-Saugus Rodeo,[11] and was the calf roping champion at the Fort Worth Stock Show (where he earned $2,500).
[12] At the end of that year's IRA season, Rambo was crowned the organization's all-around champion for the fourth time.
[13] In 1955, Rambo partnered with Everett Muzio to win the team roping competition at the Reno Rodeo, a feat he repeated in 1958 with Jim Rodriguez.
[16] With Rodriguez, Rambo won the team roping average earnings championship at the National Finals Rodeo in 1959 and 1960.
[17] The pair also won team roping titles at the California Rodeo Salinas four times in a six-year span between 1957 and 1962.