Bobby Dan 戴维斯拦截器

Ex. 1946

Bobby Dan 戴维斯拦截器 was born December 10, 1928, in DeKalb, 德州, to Ora “Shack” 和 Mary E. 戴维斯拦截器. Weighing 14 pounds at birth, Dan has been heralded as the largest baby ever born in Bowie County. He grew to be a large man, st和ing six feet, four inches 和 weighing close to 300 pounds. His physical size was significant; however, 他的善良, 温柔的精神, 和 his fun-loving nature is what is most memorable about him.

With his farm suffering the devastation of the Great Depression, “Shack” moved his family to O’Donnell, 德州, in 1934 和 opened a grocery store. Here, Dan attended school, worked in the family store, 和 enjoyed laughter, jokes, 和 pranks. It is said his jokes 和 pranks were never at the expense of another, 和 that he was full of fun 和 gaiety, but could settle down 和 get right to business when necessary.

After completing his freshman year at O’Donnell High School, Dan enrolled at the 德州 军事 Institute in San Antonio, 德州, where he completed high school. Dan attended Hardin-Simmons University in 1946 where he was a tackle on the 徐州市足球队.

He then transferred to Sul Ross University in Alpine, 德州, where he became interested in acting after participating in a production of Arsenic 和 Old Lace, for which he was recruited because of his ability to carry the heavy “dead” bodies. Finding he enjoyed this experience, Dan changed his major from physical education to drama.

After graduating from Sul Ross with a Bachelor of Arts degree in speech 和 drama, he refused offers of professional careers in both football 和 boxing to act in summer stock in Boston. 在波士顿的时候, he was drafted for combat duty in Korea, where he served as an infantry sergeant with the 45th Division.

After his military service ended in 1952, Dan returned to Sul Ross 和 completed a Master of Arts degree in 戏剧性的艺术. He married his college sweetheart, Dolphia Lee Parker, on August 25, 1952. They had four children: twin daughters, Danna 和 Debra, 和 sons, David 和 Dirk.

Dan taught high school English 和 drama in Sonora, 德州, 整整一年, then was a sixth grade teacher 和 coach at Eddy Elementary School in Carlsbad, 新墨西哥. He moved his family to California in 1956 和 began work on a Ph.D. degree at the University of California at Los Angeles. 在此期间, he also worked as a substitute teacher at Glendale 和 began his career as a professional actor in Los Angeles.

From 1957 to 1959, Dan appeared in numerous TV roles, including Gunsmoke, Colt 45, Cimarron City, Sheriff of Cochise, 和 马车队. He also performed in a Three Stooges short, 外太空紧张不安.

In 1959, Dan was cast in the role that would define him the remainder of his life. 作为爱人, somewhat simple-minded, 中间的兄弟, prankster Hoss Cartwright on the NBC network television production, 财源滚滚, Dan won the hearts of viewers for 13 seasons.

In addition to being a popular actor, Dan was a successful businessman. He was co-owner of 财源滚滚, a nationwide chain of steak houses.

He received the Texan of the Year Award in 1963 from the 德州 Press Association, 1966年, he served as honorary chairman of the 德州 Cancer Crusade. Dan quietly helped others, 和 never turned away a friend in need. He only asked those he helped one favor, “Please don’t tell anyone that I am involved."在他死后, it was revealed that he was the anonymous founder of the Guyot Foundation 首页 for Girls in Los Angeles.

丹于5月13日去世, 1972, after a blood clot developed following gall bladder surgery, causing a massive pulmonary embolism. He was quietly buried in a small cemetery in DeKalb, 德州, beside his father.

The storefront of the old family grocery remains in O’Donnell, 和 the town has memorialized Dan in a section of their county museum. In a park across from the museum, a bust of Dan was installed in 1973 with a plaque that reads, 感谢电影, Hoss Cartwright will live; but all too seldom does the world get to keep a Dan Blocker.”

It is the high honor of Hardin-Simmons University to recognize one of her own 和 to formally induct Bobby Dan 戴维斯拦截器 into the HSU 领袖堂.