Shane "One-Spur" Blumberg
Published Jan 01, 1900
Shane "One-Spur" Blumberg, the original Jewish cowboy, was famous for wearing only one spur on his boots. Once, when confronted by a young reporter from a Dallas newspaper, he agreed to do an interview with the scrappy young reporter, if only to bring a good name to the Jewish community among his big ranching neighbors. The first meaningful question out of the young reporter's mouth was, "So why do you wear only one spur?" To which Shane Blumberg replied, "Well, I wasn't born with silver spurs on my boots, and besides, the way I figure, when one side of a horse starts to run, so will the other."
Originally published November 14, 2002.
