Rodeo legend Roy Cooper, the 'Super Looper,' dies in fire at 69

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Roy Cooper, nicknamed the "Super Looper" during his legendary rodeo career, died this week astatine the property of 69.

Cooper, considered the top roper of each time, died successful a location occurrence connected his spot successful Decatur, Texas, Tuesday.

"It is with large sadness that our household shares the passing of our Dad, The Super Looper, Roy Cooper," Cooper's son, Tuf, wrote successful a Facebook post. "We’re each successful daze and astatine a nonaccomplishment for words from this calamity astatine the moment."

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Roy Cooper, considered the top roper of each time, died Tuesday successful a location fire. (Texas Department of Agriculture)

Cooper launched his vocation successful 1976, erstwhile helium won a satellite title successful his archetypal nationalist finals. He won 8 titles wide and was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame successful 1979, conscionable 3 years into his career.

Tuf is simply a third-generation rodeo star. Cooper's parents were besides ropers. Cooper's parent was calved connected a ranch, and the household lived successful New Mexico erstwhile helium was increasing up.

The rodeo satellite mourned Cooper's death.

Roy Cooper joined the ProRodeo Hall of Fame conscionable 3 years into his career. (Texas Department of Agriculture)

"Heartbroken to perceive of the passing of Roy Cooper. … He inspired generations of cowboys, and his bequest lives on," Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame inductee Andra Estes Beatty said successful a statement, via The Express Tribune.

"The rodeo assemblage mourns a tremendous nonaccomplishment contiguous with the passing of rodeo fable and Super Looper, Roy Cooper," the Texas Department of Agriculture added. "Commissioner Sid Miller and his wife, Debra, are lifting the Cooper household up successful supplication arsenic they navigate this heartbreaking time."

"When anyone referenced the ‘Super Looper,’ each rodeo instrumentality knew precisely who you were talking about," Professional Bull Riding CEO Sean Gleason wrote.