Cattlemen and Cowboys of Idaho

Profiles of beef cattle people connected to Idaho.

• 1859-1928Frank R. GoodingAn English-born immigrant built one of Idaho's biggest sheep outfits and went on to the governor's office and the…Idaho
• 1909-2008J.R. "Jack" SimplotBest known for frozen french fries, Simplot also fed cattle on potato waste at a 110,000-head Grand View yard and…Idaho
• 1835-1921John HaileyA Tennessee-born plainsman who moved stock, mail and passengers across the Northwest and then wrote Idaho's history.Idaho
• livingNancy MartinyA working Angus rancher in central Idaho has built roughly 500 custom saddles in about 35 years.Idaho
• died 1997Robert Rebholtz Sr.A banker's son who managed a 300,000-acre Nevada ranch, then bought an Idaho feedyard and built it into an integrated…Idaho
• livingThomas (Tom) John BasabeA pen rider who started in high school and became the president of one of the largest cattle feeding and ranching…Idaho