Gunner Truby: The “Cowboy Of Conifer”
Colorado high school quarterback Gunner Truby excels on the football field...and on horseback. KUSA's Scotty Gange reports.
(KUSA/NBC News) — Conifer High School quarterback Gunner Truby turns heads.
Literally.
The 18-year-old is not only the starting quarterback and linebacker on the football field, but he’s also a top-ranked roper in the state of Colorado.
The Truby family moved to Colorado from Amarillo, Texas about six years ago. Roping has been in the family for generations. Everyone in the family ropes. Gunner’s little brother Jet is his team roping partner and their father Toby was a high school national champion when he was 18.
This summer Gunner won 2nd place honors in the Little Britches Youth Association rodeo circuit, a statewide competition.
Still, sometimes his Conifer teammates don’t quite understand his passion off the field.
“I’m like hey do you want to see me rope and they’re like ‘What the heck does roping mean?'” he laughs.
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