Daily Archives: September 14, 2009

MELISSA SANTOS; The News Tribune

Published: 09/13/09  12:05 am   |   Updated: 09/13/09   6:00 am

As a kid, Gene Johnson decided to compete in rodeos after watching old Westerns and seeing champion cowboy Casey Tibbs in action.

Now 63, Johnson has taken to working behind the scenes to support younger incarnations of himself. He’s known as a “chute boss” at the Puyallup Fair’s Puyallup Pro Rodeo, which ends today…..(read more)