As the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo gets underway, a video showing a Texas father jumping out of his seat and saving his bull riding son has gone viral.
Cody Hooks, 18, is from Louisiana, but was competing at a rodeo in Central Texas last month when he was thrown off.
"The last thing I can remember is I was getting down on my bull and taking my wrap, and that's the last thing I remember before getting knocked out," Cody explained.
Cody Hooks, 18, is from Louisiana, but was competing at a rodeo in Central Texas last month when he was thrown off.
"The last thing I can remember is I was getting down on my bull and taking my wrap, and that's the last thing I remember before getting knocked out," Cody explained.
His father, Landis Hooks, is still shaken up over what happened right after.
"You laugh about it when it's all over, but it kind of got me a little bit," Landis said.
The video shows Cody falling off the bull as bullfighters struggle to get the bull under control. Landis takes initiative and jumps on top of Cody and gets kicked by the bull.
"That's just part of the culture we were brought up in," Landis explained. "And a lot of people don't understand the hard work that these guys put in."
Landis said instinct took over once he saw his son fall...MORE
"You laugh about it when it's all over, but it kind of got me a little bit," Landis said.
The video shows Cody falling off the bull as bullfighters struggle to get the bull under control. Landis takes initiative and jumps on top of Cody and gets kicked by the bull.
"That's just part of the culture we were brought up in," Landis explained. "And a lot of people don't understand the hard work that these guys put in."
Landis said instinct took over once he saw his son fall...MORE
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