BEFORE THE LIGHTS AND THE LEGEND — THERE WAS ALWAYS THE COWBOY: At the George Strait Team Roping Classic, there are no spotlights, no velvet ropes — just dust, sweat, and the sound of hooves pounding against Texas soil. George Strait stands among them, not as a star, but as a cowboy — one of their own. In his checkered shirt and weathered jeans, with that familiar black hat tilted low, he carries himself with the quiet grace of a man who’s earned every scar and every smile.
At the George Strait Team Roping Classic, there are no spotlights, no velvet ropes —...