鲍比·丹·戴维斯·布洛克

Ex. 1946

鲍比·丹·戴维斯·布洛克 was born December 10, 1928, in DeKalb, 德州, to Ora “Shack” 和 Mary E. 戴维斯拦截器. Weighing 14 pounds at birth, Dan has been heralded as the largest baby ever born in Bowie County. He grew to be a large man, st和ing six feet, four inches 和 weighing close to 300 pounds. His physical size was significant; however, 他的善良, 温柔的精神, 和 his fun-loving nature is what is most memorable about him.

With his farm suffering the devastation of the Great Depression, “沙克”把家搬到了奥唐纳, 德州, 1934年，他开了一家杂货店. Here, Dan attended school, worked in the family store, 和 enjoyed laughter, jokes, 和 pranks. It is said his jokes 和 pranks were never at the expense of another, 他充满了乐趣和欢乐, but could settle down 和 get right to business when necessary.

After completing his freshman year at O’Donnell High School, Dan enrolled at the 德州 军事 Institute in San Antonio, 德州, 他在哪里读完高中. Dan attended Hardin-Simmons University in 1946 where he was a tackle on the 徐州市足球队.

随后，他转学到阿尔卑斯的南罗斯大学, 德州, where he became interested in acting after participating in a production of 砷和旧花边, for which he was recruited because of his ability to carry the heavy “dead” bodies. Finding he enjoyed this experience, Dan changed his major from physical education to drama.

After graduating from Sul Ross with a Bachelor of Arts degree in speech 和 drama, he refused offers of professional careers in both football 和 boxing to act in summer stock in Boston. 在波士顿的时候, 他被征召到朝鲜参战, where he served as an infantry sergeant with the 45th Division.

1952年退役后, Dan returned to Sul Ross 和 completed a Master of Arts degree in 戏剧性的艺术. He married his college sweetheart, Dolphia Lee Parker, on August 25, 1952. They had four children: twin daughters, Danna 和 Debra, 和 sons, David 和 Dirk.

丹在索诺拉教高中英语和戏剧, 德州, 整整一年, then was a sixth grade teacher 和 coach at Eddy Elementary School in Carlsbad, 新墨西哥. He moved his family to California in 1956 和 began work on a Ph.D. 他获得了加州大学洛杉矶分校的学位. 在此期间, he also worked as a substitute teacher at Glendale 和 began his career as a professional actor in Los Angeles.

From 1957 to 1959, Dan appeared in numerous TV roles, including 枪烟，柯尔特45，西马伦市，科奇斯警长， 和 马车队. 他还出演了《中国赌博平台》的短片， 外太空紧张不安.

In 1959, Dan was cast in the role that would define him the remainder of his life. 作为爱人, 有些简单的, 中间的兄弟, prankster Hoss Cartwright on the NBC network television production, 财源滚滚在美国，丹赢得了13季观众的心.

In addition to being a popular actor, Dan was a successful businessman. He was co-owner of 财源滚滚, a nationwide chain of steak houses.

He received the Texan of the Year Award in 1963 from the 德州 Press Association, 1966年, he served as honorary chairman of the 德州 Cancer Crusade. Dan quietly helped others, 和 never turned away a friend in need. He only asked those he helped one favor, “Please don’t tell anyone that I am involved."在他死后, it was revealed that he was the anonymous founder of the Guyot Foundation 首页 for Girls in Los Angeles.

丹于5月13日去世, 1972, after a blood clot developed following gall bladder surgery, 导致严重的肺栓塞. He was quietly buried in a small cemetery in DeKalb, 德州, beside his father.

The storefront of the old family grocery remains in O’Donnell, 和 the town has memorialized Dan in a section of their county museum. 在博物馆对面的公园里, a bust of Dan was installed in 1973 with a plaque that reads, 感谢电影, Hoss Cartwright will live; but all too seldom does the world get to keep a Dan Blocker.”

It is the high honor of Hardin-Simmons University to recognize one of her own 和 to formally induct 鲍比·丹·戴维斯·布洛克 into the HSU 领袖堂.