His commitment, service and advocacy played a crucial role in the development of today’s bison industry, particularly in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s when the industry plummeted.
Inducted for guiding the bison industry in an extraordinary way through good times and those that were challenging.
In May of 1879, when Mary Ann realized the inevitable wiping out of the buffalo, she urged her husband, Charles Goodnight, to attempt to preserve them. He set aside, at her request, 600 acres for the buffalo starting with three calves.
Helped establish a significant part of the modern bison processing, distribution, and marketing infrastructure.
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