OSU Livestock Judging Team Archive 1940-1949
OSU Livestock Judging Team:
Oklahoma State University Livestock Judging Team 1940-1949
- 1940 Livestock Judging Team
Left to Right: Bruce Taylor (Coach), Arthur Carrier, Delbert Graham, Bill Cole, Allen Heidebrecht, Bob Morford, Ed Fowler, Wayne Christian
Contest Results:
- 5th - Denver
- 7th - Fort Worth
- 3rd – American Royal
- 10th - Chicago International
- 1941 Livestock Judging Team
Front row: Clyde Cheatham, Bruce Taylor (Coach), Curtis Brooks. Back Row: Bill Cooper, Victor Stroup, Donald Dickey (4th High Individual Chicago), Harry Synar, Cleo Dupy
Not Pictured: Bill Carter and Earl Dugger
Contest Results:
- 1st - Denver
- 2nd - Fort Worth
- 6th – American Royal
- 2nd- Chicago International
- 1942 - 1945 Livestock Judging TeamsThe 1942 Livestock Judging Team was second at Denver, Colorado, and second at Fort Worth, Texas. Due to World War II, the judging contests at Kansas City and Chicago were cancelled from 1942 to 1945.
- 1946 Livestock Judging Team
The A. and M. team was high in the judging of cattle, hogs, sheep and fourth high on horses. Charles Thompson was fifth high in the individual competition, and Elvin Rhoten, sixth high.
Front Row: Elvin Rhoten, Zane Palmer, Fred Ferrill, James Bailey. Back Row: Glen Bratcher (Coach), Charles Thompson, Forrest McClain, Bill Van Arsdell, A.E. Darlow (Department Head)
Contest Results:
- 1st– American Royal
- 11th – Chicago International
- 1947 Livestock Judging Team
Front Row: Robert Noble, Wayne Thorndyke, Byron Cook, W. W. Averhoff, Professor Glen Bratcher (Coach). Back Row: Jim Hentges, Marvin Fairchild, Tenys Parr, Edmond Synar
Contest Results:
- 3rd - Denver
- 1st - Oklahoma City
- 9th - American Royal
- 3rd - Chicago International
- 1948 Livestock Judging Team
Second high individual in 1948 was Robert Totusek, a member of the winning Oklahoma State team. After receiving his masters and PhD from Purdue, he returned to Oklahoma State as a faculty member and coached the judging team from 1953 to 1961. His teams won the contest in 1954 and 1957, and placed second in 1955, 1959 and 1960. One of his students placed as the high individual and seven others placed in the top 5 individuals in the contest. He served as department chair from 1976 to 1990 and was author or co-author of over 200 publications. Like Don Good, he made a bold selection while judging the Angus show at the 1969 International by selecting a bull named Great Northern as Grand Champion. Much like Don Good’s selection of a cross bred steer, the selection of Great Northern radically altered the type of cattle selected in the Angus and other breeds to larger framed, performance-based animals. Robert Totusek’s portrait was inducted into the Saddle and Sirloin Club in 1997.
Left to Right: Glenn Bratcher (Coach), Myron Schnaithman, Olen Smith, Thomas E. Cox, E. J. Turman, Don Henderson, Bob Totusek (2nd High Individual Chicago), J. C. Christensen, A. E. Darlow (Dept. Head)
Not Pictured: J. R. Ross and Jack M. Harrison
Contest Results:
- 1st – Oklahoma City
- 7th - Denver
- 4th – Fort Worth
- 10th – American Royal
- 1st – Chicago International
- 1949 Livestock Judging Team
Left to Right: Tom Stevens, Ralph Hess, Delbert Holman, George Green, Paul Schnaifhman, Ralph Thomas, Albert Rutledge, Glen Bratcher (Coach).
Contest Results:
- 7th – NWSS
- 2nd – Fort Worth
- 1st – Oklahoma City
- 3rd – American Royal
- 4th – Chicago International





