The Original Marlboro Man

Robert "Bob" Norris, the original face of the "Marlboro Man," founded Tee Cross Ranch in 1950. He paid $50 for the T Cross brand, which was the first registered brand in Colorado.
Through the years, he developed one of the largest Quarter Horse and Hereford cattle operations in Colorado, and became an active member of the horse industry and a philanthropist in his local community.
He served as president of the American Quarter Horse Association in 1982 and in 2011 he received the AQHA Legacy Breeder Award for ranches that have bred Quarter Horses for 50 years or more.
He also served as a director for the National Cutting Horse Association and on the board of directors for the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.
In the 1960s and ’70s, he was the first face of the “Marlboro Man” and appeared in numerous advertisements for the tobacco company.
And now, more than 50 years later and Bob in his mid-90s, family and friends continue to gather every year and at Colorado's Tee Cross Ranches for it's annual spring branding.
The crew consists not only of experienced cowboys who work for the ranch or a neighboring outfit, but also local military families, friends from all over the United States and representatives from Roundup for Autism, a non-profit organization Bobby Norris started in 1988.
Thank you for keeping The Cowboy Way alive and well, Norris family!
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I know smoking isn't good but this music brings back memories of my dad. He was part of the greatest generation that fought in WW2. I really miss you dad....

[@jennybushnell9995]

Hello I am the granddaughter of Thomas wilde who played the first marlboro man in a commercial!

[@sakir8824]

Marry

[@mariadelaluzgonzalezramire9946]

Bellacepoca de mi niñez muy bonitos comerciales del mundo Marlboro

[@emilionassar4782]

Muy hermosos paisajes y excelentes Vídeos...m.gracias por publicarlos.

[@nellycontreras2583]

Mis anuncios favoritos, que marcaron mi niñez.👏

[@gustavopovedaquiquisola2394]

EXCELENTE, EXCELENTE, EXCELENTE ! ! !

[@j.d.peppmeier9041]

I salute Bob Norris and all the Marlboro Men who brought the American west and the iconic cowboy to us all !! I miss the Marlboro commercials ! They were Americana ! Then the government decided we could no longer have them !

[@CrystalClearNews]

I loved them too -- for the cowboys, horses and music. But cigarettes are unhealthy

[@SauTunSud2025]

Marlboro cigarettes forever 👍

[@Hy-Brasil]

yep, but you can have crack pipes and sex changes! crazy world we live in...

[@wolfgangknoll-ev6gl]

Not forgetable👍👍👍

[@aliriocontreras3092]

Su musica es muy especial representa la esencia de ser vaquero

[@badpixels_]

amazing music

[@virigarcia.3845]

Estos anuncios me recuerdan mi niñez..😔🥺

[@evaperon7822]

Este hombre siempre me gusto ah pesar que yo hera una adolecente Que hombre tan guapo machote.

[@damarisalvarado6185]

Tema inolvidable.

[@johnreji3929]

The backgrund music is from The Magnificent Seven Movie.

[@tunconatalicio4183]

Rest in peace my Amigo

[@PatriotAcresinTexas]

Rest in Peace Sir.

[@engelsalazar6370]

Gran video y grandes recuerdos pero sobre todo un estilo de vida y ser libre que lastimosamente se perdió ahora todos están encadenados a un celular

[@angelicawilliams4045]

Guau lo máximo

[@Terratiger]

RIP Bob Norris

[@josevillalobos211]

no tengas miedo de perder personas,ten miedo de perderte a ti mismo, intentando complacer a todos los que te rodean......

[@brendanmah]

Just what the U.S.A. needs a commerical that "highlights" smoking as "cool" & how everybody should be doing it !!!!

[@mariadavis705]

Rest in peace.

[@gammalgubbestorstadshoodie9148]

This comersial about The Marlboro Man was a everyday 5 to 10 minutes show on cable television when i was a child and Mr Marlboro Man with his horses and cows on his ranch together with tribal indian females was together around a campfire enjoying themselfs smoking Marlboro cigaretes. Swedish authority could not do anything about this illegal tv shows shown on cable television because it is outside of Swedens borders shown on television in other countrys like USA or Argentina so young children like myself looked on The Marlboro Man television comersial tv series shows every day after school and dreamed about to be like him when i was growing up as a adult i was doing same things as Mr Marlboro Man my childhood hero.

[@helenscoffield]

💗

[@elygia]

But where is the clip with the voice telling story about the Land of dream?? It was erley 90'?!

[@Franklin-pc3xd]

I didn't notice any smoking going on in those pictures other than those calves' hides.

[@abelramirez9662]

Exelente época buenos tiempos cuando el espíritu aventurero explorador y conquistador vivía. Hoy la forja se ha extinguido en la mayoría de los humanos😞

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Estos comerciales .la filmación de estos los hicieron en EL ESTADO DE DURANGO.MEXICO . estos paisajes son de MEXIQUILLO DURANGO, MÉXICO

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Increíble realmente, cuando conocí Durango tuve ese presentimiento...vino a mi mente el mundo Marlboro

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American culture at it's best !!

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Top

[@jonesy4588]

where is his iron lung ?

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Lama tdk dengar musik ini

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La estampa es la mejor parte.

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What do you want , Good grammar or Good taste?

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rip.

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Solani blau!

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Rip

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#TBTSoundtrack #NationalGeo 😅 Oldtime

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Marlboro cuidador nenmber

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