4 episode 5 of Baywatch when the African-American cop character played by Gregory Alan Williams wants to ride a horse to capture criminals, bringing up that Pickett was the "first cowboy." Pickett is referenced in the 1996 film Get on the Bus as the man who created steer wrestling. In the 1994 feature film The Cowboy Way, Bill Pickett is referenced by Ernie Hudson when discussing famous black cowboys. He is later referred to as "William Pickett" by Woody Harrelson. Honors 1971 Rodeo Hall of Fame of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum 1989 ProRodeo Hall of Fame 1997 Texas Trail of Fame 2003 National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum and Hall of Fame See also Bose Ikard Isom Dart Nat Love References Powell, Lee (Dec. 3–9, 2004). Bill Pickett: a rodeo pioneer. The Sports Page, p. 3. Carnes, Mark C., Betz, Paul R., ed. "American National Biography". Oxford University Press. Further reading External links 1870 births 1932 deaths African Americans in the American Old West Steer wrestlers Wild West show performers American cattlemen Cowboys African-American male actors American male silent film actors 20th-century American male actors Deaths due to animal attacks in the United States People from Taylor, Texas People from Williamson County, Texas ProRodeo Hall of Fame inductees American people of Cherokee descent African-American equestrians