LEFT: Stock contractors and bull riders align the bucking chutes during the Saturday night showing of the Cord McCoy Invitational at the Pontotoc County
Agri-Plex in Ada, Okla., on May 30. (PHOTOS BY TED HARBIN)
CENTER: McCoy, left, poses with a young fan after the Tupelo, Okla., cowboy won his own event.
RIGHT: Plenty of friends and family showed up to help produce the Cord McCoy Invitational, like these three ladies who sold authentic event items.
Announcer Brandon Bates, right, interviews Cord McCoy between go-rounds on Saturday night.
McCoy, who scored 174 points on two rides, won the event, while another hometown hero,
Jody Newberry of Ada, finished second. (PHOTO BY TED HARBIN)
Family has been a big part of Cord McCoy's life, and it was only telling
that, from left, his mom, grandma and dad were on hand to celebrate
the weekend full of festivities. (PHOTO BY TED HARBIN)
