Jack Favor

Jack Graves Favor, also known as Cadillac Jack Favor,[3][4] (November 30, 1911 – December 27, 1988) was an American rodeo performer.[5][6]

Jack Favor
Born
Jack Graves Favor[1]

(1911-11-30)November 30, 1911
Eula, Texas, U.S.
DiedDecember 27, 1988(1988-12-27) (aged 77)
Arlington, Texas, U.S.
OccupationRodeo performer
Spouse(s)
Ponder Favor
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(m. 1940)​
[2]
Children3[2]

Biography

Early life

Favor was born in Eula, Texas on a ranch, next to Callahan County, Texas and Abilene, Texas.[1][2] He attended at Abilene High School, later graduating.[2] While Favor attended high school, he won his first rodeo competition for which Favor was a bronc rider in Cameron, Texas.[2]

Later life

Favor served in the United States Navy from 1929 to 1932, in which after being discharged he settled in Texas.[2] He functioned as a truck driver for a company that is a contributed firm on plumbing in Abilene, Texas.[2] Favor later settled in Fort Worth, Texas,[1] in which he then returned to serving in the United States Navy for the second time.[2] While he served, there was at least three ships that had puffed out from beneath him, with it happening Favor had his back splintered, in which he was informed that he couldn't at no time walk again.[1] Favor was also paralyzed for a few months.[2]

Favor earned popularity from his rodeo wins for which he was also a runner up on occurrence.[2] He retired from participating rodeo competitions in 1961 in Texarkana, Texas, in which Favor had made a complete promise to his family.[2] He worked as a salesperson for numerous businesses.[2]

Accusation

On April 16, 1964, Favor was traveling in a trip he was in for which he had picked up two hitchhikers,[3] Floyd E. Cumbey and Donald E. Yates, in which it was next to Muskogee, Oklahoma and Tulsa, Oklahoma.[2] While traveling with the two hitchhikers, Cumbey had a conversation about Favor's life, in which the other hitchhiker Yates was sleeping in the back.[2] He had dropped the two hitchhikers in Bossier City, Louisiana for which on April 17, 1964, there was a duplicated murder.[2] Favor returned to Oklahoma for which in a year he was informed that he was wanted for murder and robbery by the Louisiana officials,[2] in which an officer arrested him after finding him for which Favor was currently functioned as a car dealer.[7] It happened with Cumbey falsely accusing Favor with the murder and robbery in Louisiana, as he was falsely the third man involved for which there was an imagination of a third man possibly being involved alongside Cumbey and Yates.[2]

Willie Waggonner who served as the sheriff in Bossier City, Louisiana and district attorney, Louis H. Padgett Jr. was exceedingly concerned to Favor's falsely accused murder and robbery case for which they both had gotten more evidence from Cumbey to persuade them that Favor knew about the case.[2] While Favor didn't know about the case being involved with the murder of Mr. and Mrs. Richey,[8] a couple who were both elderly for which Cumbey and Yates had only established a short quantity of money, in which the total was supposed to be $60,000.[2] After Favor had noticed that he was falsely accused to a murder and robbery case in his first trial, he was exceedingly startled for which Favor knew that he was innocent and had also reasoned about it.[2] He hired a lawyer to help him prove his innocence.[2] His lawyer was Joe T. Crawthorn.[2]

Favor had been informed if he came to Benton, Louisiana, in which he would had to grasp a polygraph test thinking that it could prove his innocence.[2] He noticed that the test was a recline for which Favor was then arrested and being imprisoned in Bossier Parish, Louisiana.[2] His lawyer had fought about the case for which the evidence was gone and others too.[2] After Cumbey and Yates were falsely innocent, they've both had murdered two women while being in Oklahoma, in which they were both selected in Missouri on Favor's falsely murder and robbery case.[2] Favor had suffered heart problems while being in prison for which he was dashed to another prison that had hospital custody,[2] in which Favor had a surgery.[9] He had an appeal about his second trial, later being declined.[2]

Favor had participated in rodeos which was held in prison, in which he was chosen as the chairperson of the rodeo.[2] He had classified his case to be trialed again in the courts for which his lawyer was James Wells, who had previously worked with his previous lawyer Joe T. Crawthorn from the first trial.[2] Favor had his new case rejected for which he appealed on numerous courts to a start new case for his second trial.[2] He was then informed to the Washington Supreme Court in 1971, in which they would have a second trial for him.[2] Favor's second trial took place on its same place of his first trial for which the judge was J. O. Bolin.[2] Yates had part of the second trial for which later the jury had decided that Favor was "Not Guilty!".[2] He settled in Arlington, Texas, after being innocent.[2]

Releasement

Favor had a book written which was titled, "In Jack's Favor".[2] He made a guest-starring appearance in the late-night television talk show The Tomorrow Show, with also appearing on a radio show by author, presenter and sports journalist, Howard Cosell.[2]

Death

Favor died in December 1988 of complications from cancer at the hospital in Arlington, Texas, at the age of 77.[1] According to his Fort Worth Star-Telegram obituary, he had grappled to a life for which Favor stated that his life was hard with his cavernous sympathy for other people.[1] He was buried in Parkdale Cemetery.[1]

Legacy

Favor had a documentary about his life created.[2] He was honored in the Texas Trail of Fame in 2009.[10] In 1998, Favor was played by actor, Clint Black on the television film titled, Still Holding On: The Legend of Cadillac Jack.[4] He also had a song based on himself called "Cadillac Jack", which was created by Black and country guitarist and songwriter, Hayden Nicholas.[3] Larry McMurtry written the book, titled, "Cadillac Jack: A Novel", in which was published by Simon & Schuster in 1982.[11]

References
  1. "Jack Favor, 77, rodeo champ who fought for prison reform". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. December 29, 1988. p. 15. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ""Not Guilty"" (PDF). The Christian Ranchman. 2012. pp. 1, 12–13. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
  3. "American Cowboy (Vol. 3, No. 6)". American Cowboy. Active Interest Media: 32. Mar–Apr 1997. ISSN 1079-3690 – via Google Books.
  4. Miller, Daryl (April 28, 1998). "'Cadillac Jack' Rides Down a Well-Worn Country Road". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  5. "3 Men Indicted In Double Killing". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. October 14, 1965. p. 18. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Settlement Reached". Reading Eagle. May 17, 1976. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Google Books.
  7. McConal, Jon (July 12, 1974). "Jack Favor Back in the Saddle After 8 Years Lost to Bum Rap". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 4. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "State throws out 2nd Favor case". Brownwood Bulletin. Brownwood, Texas. May 8, 1974. p. 11. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Jack Favor: Rodeo Star Condition Said Stable". Daily World. Opelousas, Louisiana. May 5, 1974. p. 2. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Inductees by Year". Western Heritage from the Texas Trail of Fame. Archived from the original on March 26, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
  11. "Cadillac Jack: Novel Book Review". Kirkus Reviews. September 30, 2011. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
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