They called him the “Super Looper” — partly because it rhymed with his surname, but mostly because when it came to tying down calves in dusty rodeo arenas, that’s exactly what Roy Cooper was.

One of the greatest to ever twirl a lariat at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, Cooper died in a house fire in Decatur, Texas, on April 29. He was 69 years old.

On Tuesday, his son Tuf was making the rounds at the South Point, where he and his dad had spent so much time together during the 10 days of the Finals.

“He’s still with us in spirit,” said Tuf Cooper, 35, a four-time world champion himself, who narrowly missed qualifying for his 17th NFR this year, under trying circumstances.

Seven months into the grieving process, the void of living without his father, friend and confidant hasn’t reall

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