Afro-American champion rodeo bull rider during the 1960s and 1970s. He is considered to be the Jackie Robinson of modern American Rodeo. Dightman started his career as a bull fighter then soon switched to riding bulls. He was the first black cowboy to compete at the National Finals Rodeo. In 1967 and 1968 he finished 3rd in the PRCA World Standings. In 1971 he won the Calgary Stampede. In 1972 he was hired to do stunts for the rodeo movie J.W. Coop. He was a big influence on Charles Sampson. In 2001 he was inducted into the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame in Belton. In 2003 he was inducted into the National Cowboys of Color Museum and Hall of Fame. Also in 2003 the PBR inducted him into the Ring of Honor. In October 2006 a benefit concert featuring Michael Martin Murphey, and Don Edwards, was held to raise funds for a bronze statue in his honor. It was placed at the entrance of the Porth Ag Arena in Crockett, Texas. This rodeo arena hosts the annual Labor Day Rodeo that bears his name.Birth certificate in hand, submitted by Sy Scholfield.
Chart Analysis
Lagna for this natal chart is Gemini. The lagna lord Mercury has a shadbala ratio of 1.36 and is placed in house 10.
Moon is in nakshatra of Hasta (α,β,γ,δ,ε Corvi) in pada 3. Moon has a shadbala ratio of 0.984 and is placed in house 4
The strongest planet in this chart is Mercury with a shadbala ratio of 1.36 and is placed in house 10.
The weakest planet in this chart is Mars with a shadbala ratio of 0.923 and is placed in house 4.