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Virl Norton wins The Great American Horse Race - Ahead of all the rest in undisputed first place ran Virl O. Norton, "The Mule Man." His one crew man was his son Pierce, "The Mule Boy". Only three other entrants ever made legitimate attempts for the lead, and they were outlasted and outr... read more It's a rough ride to fitness - For a career rancher, cowboy, endurance racer and steeplejack like Virl Norton, the question of how to stay fit has never come up.
''You're never going to find me inside, sitting in a chair," says the popular 71-year-old Almaden Valley... read more |