 This is J.C. Trujillo. In honor of Danny Freeman, Frontier Days historian, KYCA presents another Frontier Days story from his book, The World's Oldest Rodeo. John Wayne, a Western cowboy movie star, was an American institution that symbolized what the West stood for. His bronze by Bill Nebecker was featured on the front cover of the 1974 Prescott Rodeo Souvenir Program. He died June 11, 1980, and that year's rodeo was dedicated to the memory of John Wayne.