[4] He won the title of World All-Around Champion for five consecutive years from 1966 to 1970, and a sixth time in 1973.
[10] In 1976, he released an album on Warner Brothers entitled Larry Mahan, King of the Rodeo.
"[11] Mahan and his group opened for Waylon Jennings at Red Rocks Amphitheatre.
Mahan's later assessment of the experience was that "it became obvious that the crowd of 8,000 screaming fans were there to see Waylon, not me.
"[12] Mahan had a small part in the 1972 Steve Ihnat film The Honkers, which starred James Coburn and Slim Pickens.
[13] He also co-starred in the 1995 TV movie The Good Old Boys directed by and starring Tommy Lee Jones and also featuring Sissy Spacek, Matt Damon, and Joaquin Jackson.
In 2003, he briefly served as a color commentator during the 2003 season of the Professional Bull Riders Built Ford Tough Series on the Outdoor Life Network.
[16] Mahan died on May 7, 2023, at age 79 at his home in Valley View, Texas, after a prolonged struggle with cancer.
[17][18] In the 2007 film No Country for Old Men, Josh Brolin's character asks for and purchases a pair of "Larry Mahans" (cowboy boots) at a western clothing store, and during a subsequent visit is asked by the clerk how his "Larrys are holding up".