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Marty Melvin, Marlboro man, carrying calf.jpg

You will probably all recognize this iconic photo of Marlboro Man. He grew up in my home county. He was a few years younger than me. His older brother was a year younger and a year behind me in school. MM died recently of cancer. He never smoked in his whole life. The ads showing MM smoking was another man (or men) who were also Marlboro Men models, who were smokers.

His family were ranchers. His mother was in horse shows from the age of 4 and they always rode in parades. His grandparents were in horse shows and rodeos as well. He was a national rodeo champion. His older brother was also a rodeo champion. I remember watching them on television in rodeos and reading about them in the newspaper about their stats.

MM was a wrestler and went to college on a wrestling scholarship.

MM was also in movies and on television programs. He was in a couple episodes of The Chosen, a series about Jesus. MM was a Christian.
 
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