2012 Hall of Fame Inductees
Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame & Western Heritage Center
1860 - 1980 Inductees
Click on the underlined links below to go to each biography.
District 1
- Daniels, Phillips, Roosevelt, Sheridan, & Valley Counties
Living Award
-
Cliff Wolfe
, Scobey
Legacy Award
Horace Dewitt Brewster
,
Southwest Phillips County
Steve Marmon, Sr.,
Wolf Point
District 2
-
Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Prairie, Richland, & Wibaux Counties
Living Award
–
William James ‘Bill’ Brown, Jr
.
, Sand Springs (
nominated in Living Category but deceased 3/2/12
)
Legacy Award
Daniel Vincent Haughian
, Terry
Pierre Wibaux
, Wibaux
District 3
- Carter, Custer, Fallon, Powder River, Rosebud, & Treasure Counties
Living Award
–
C.M. Coffee
, Miles City
Legacy Award
Range Riders Museum
, Miles City
Lynne Taylor
, Miles City/Shepherd
District 4
- Blaine, Choteau, Hill, & Liberty Counties
Living Award
–
Don Greytak
, Havre
Legacy Award
Francis Bardanouve
, Harlem
Roscoe ‘Doc’ Timmons
, Hill County
District 5
- Cascade, Glacier, Pondera, Teton, & Toole Counties
Living Award
–
Fred Martin ‘Bud’ Connelly
, Browning
Legacy Award
Elizabeth ‘Libby’ Smith Collins
, Choteau
Richard Carlisle ‘Dick’ Langley
, Sun River/Great Falls
District 6
- Fergus, Golden Valley, Judith Basin, Musselshell, Petroleum, & Wheatland Counties
Legacy Award - 3-way tie
Ambrose V. ‘Kid Amby’ Cheney
, Stanford
Julia Loraine Jackson
, Lewistown
Utica’s Silver Dollar Saloon & Judith Hotel
, Utica
District 7
- Big Horn, Carbon, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, & Yellowstone Counties
Living Award
–
Ben Steele
, Billings
Legacy Award
–
J.K. Ralston
, Billings
Legacy Award - 2-way tie
William ‘Bill’ Linderman
, Red Lodge
Sam ‘Sarpy Sam’ McDowell
, Hardin
District 8
- Broadwater, Jefferson, & Lewis and Clark Counties
Living Award - 2-way tie
Walter Benjamin Holland
, Helena
Stan Lynde
, Helena
Legacy Award
Kleffner Ranch
, East Helena
Henry Sieben
, Wolf Creek
District 9
- Gallatin, Meagher, & Park Counties
Living Award
–
William P. ‘Bill’ Loney
, White Sulphur Springs
Legacy Award
Peter F. Karst
, Gallatin Gateway
James W. ‘Cap’ Overstreet
, Gallatin and Madison Counties
District 10
- Flathead, Lake, Lincoln, & Sanders Counties
Legacy Award
–
Vern E. ‘Bud’ Cheff, Sr
., Ronan
District 11
- Mineral, Missoula, & Ravalli Counties
Living Award
–
Pete Sacks
, Corvallis
Legacy Award
–
Irvin G. Wortman
Legacy
Award - 2-way tie
Archie Lynn Joscelyn
, Missoula
Norman Maclean
, Missoula
District 12
- Deer Lodge, Beaverhead, Silver Bow, Granite, Madison, & Powell Counties
Living Award
–
Johnny France
, Ennis
Legacy Award
Gertrude ‘Brownie’ Smith
, Melrose
Chief (Tin doi) Tendoy
, Beaverhead River
