Eight-time world champion cowboy Roy Cooper, The Super Looper, has died at 69 in a house fire, news outlets report.

May 1 (UPI) -- Rodeo Hall-of-Famer Roy Cooper, 69, died in his North Texas home that was engulfed in a fire Tuesday evening.

Roy Cooper was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame's inaugural class in 1979 and won the PRCA All-Around World Title in ...

Legendary rodeo star Roy Cooper, nicknamed the "Super Looper," died Tuesday at the age of 69 after a house fire at his ...

A rodeo legend has died following a house fire Tuesday night in Wise County, according to the Professional Rodeo Cowboys ...

Hall of Fame cowboy and Hobbs native Roy Cooper has died in a house fire in North Texas, leaving the rodeo world mourning the ...

During his time in Oklahoma, Cooper won the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Calf Roping title in 1975. In this file photo, Roy Cooper keeps his eye on the calf while dismounting during ...

A rodeo legend has died, according to his family. Roy Cooper, eight-time world champion roper and Oklahoma Sports Hall of Famer, died the night of April 29. Multiple news reports said Cooper died ...

In the world of tie-down roping, no one changed the game more than Roy Cooper. In his generation, he was the greatest. So much so that it isn't even anything anyone would argue with you about.