Strong City: Margie Roberts inducted into the Kansas Cowboy Hall of Fame

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Margie Roberts Hart, rodeo cowgirl, was recently inducted into the Kansas Cowboy Hall of Fame at Dodge City, KS. Margie was born to Emmett and Clara Roberts in 1917. The Roberts family started the Flint Hills Rodeo at Strong City in 1937. At age 13 she became a bronc rider for the Clyde Miller Wild West Show where she originated “the drive” as a trick rider. She won the ladies bronc riding championship in Cheyenne Wyoming in 1940. Margie also trained race horses and operated a dude ranch passing away in 1982.

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