The Denver Rustlers began 37 years ago during an economic downturn, when a lack of bidding threatened to shut down the Junior Livestock Sale at the State Fair.
At the urging of the late Representative Tom Farley, Tim Schultz (then Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture) approached Dick and Eddie Robinson,
as well as Larry A. Mizel, asking them to step-in and make sure the hardworking 4-H and FFA youths could continue to participate and raise money for their future education.
The three rallied their friends and colleagues to invest in these kids' by supporting their livestock sale.
