OK title edited...Francis Boardman Eaton the Original Pistol Pete

[crosscreekcooter]

Frank was the basis for the OSU Cowboys mascot

As was the character Rooster Cogburn in True Grit- This was taken from Eaton's autobiography written in 1954...
“Rooster said, "Fill your hand, you son of a bitch!" and he took the reins in his teeth and pulled the other saddle revolver and drove his spurs into the flanks of his strong horse Bo and charged directly at the bandits. It was a sight to see. He held the revolvers wide on either side of the head of his plunging steed. The four bandits accepted the challenge and they likewise pulled their arms and charged their ponies ahead.”
― Charles Portis, True Grit
Read more about Eaton here-http://www.cowboysindians.com/2015/09/pistol-pete/

 

[Delg8tor]

Not exactly the Ppistol Pete I was expecting...

 

[crosscreekcooter]

Not exactly the Ppistol Pete I was expecting...

Were you expecting Pete Maravich?

 

[Delg8tor]

Of course.

 

[crosscreekcooter]

Of course.

The thread title was not intended to be misleading.

 

[Delg8tor]

Well, at the time you wrote it and I read it there wAs nothing but the picture and the only Pistol Pete I had ever heard of was Maravich.
That being said, cool story.

 

[TLB]

I'll admit, I was flabbergasted that "Francis Boarman Eaton" would have played basketball as "Pistol Pete" and was misled by title as well.

 

[AlexDaGator]

Spindly looking, floppy socks, old school chucks (not even high tops), no-look passing, mess of hair, nothing but net, that's Pistol Pete.


Alex.

 

[crosscreekcooter]

Bunch of snivelin varmits