Rodeo cowboy entertainer Hub Hubbell dies at 94
Hub Hubbell came to Sarasota in 1963. He performed into his 90s, roping and showing off the tricks he had taught his horses.
By LEE WILLIAMS, Correspondent
From: Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Saturday, March 3, 2012
SARASOTA COUNTY - Hub Hubbell was a cowboy's cowboy.A rodeo star, exhibition shooter and trick roper, Hubbell was the consummate entertainer, who worked with the likes of Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Gene Autry, Montie Montana and dozens more from the golden age of Hollywood Westerns.
Clayton Moore — the Lone Ranger himself — once helped Hubbell install kitchen cabinets.
These Western genre elite were more than just Hubbell's co-stars. They were his friends, said Hubbell's biographer, Judith Leipold.
"He is a legend," Leipold said. "His passing will be mourned by people throughout the nation.
Harold Joseph "Hub" Hubbell, 94, died Saturday on the back porch of his ranch — the property on University Parkway with the roadside rodeo props.
He was preceded in death by his wife Eunice, who died of cancer in 2009.
Clayton Moore — the Lone Ranger himself — once helped Hubbell install kitchen cabinets.
These Western genre elite were more than just Hubbell's co-stars. They were his friends, said Hubbell's biographer, Judith Leipold.
"He is a legend," Leipold said. "His passing will be mourned by people throughout the nation.
Harold Joseph "Hub" Hubbell, 94, died Saturday on the back porch of his ranch — the property on University Parkway with the roadside rodeo props.
He was preceded in death by his wife Eunice, who died of cancer in 2009.
STAFF PHOTOS / THOMAS BENDERHub Hubbell, a 92-year-old cowboy,came to Sarasota in 1963. Today he still does his shows that involve rope tricks and paintings with a trick pony named Silver. Published: Friday, August 6, 2010
Ellian Rosaire knew Hubbell for more than 25 years. She owns one of his favorite hangouts, a stable and riding academy in Sarasota.
"He was world famous, the shining star of Sarasota's cowboy scene," Rosaire said. "He was a cowboy gentleman through and through."
"He was devastated by his wife's death," Rosaire said. "They were really in love. They had a wonderful relationship. It has been difficult for him, but he's had plenty of good company."
Hubbell was born in Connecticut and enlisted in the U.S. Army Cavalry Corps in 1942, during World War II.
He was stationed in Georgia, and ended up tending government-owned cattle. He even managed to talk an Army colonel into granting him permission to wear a cowboy hat and western boots. read more at:http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20120303/ARTICLE/120309855/2066/NEWS
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