Every Western Sports fan knows the wreck. In 1997 in Boise, Idaho, Chris Shivers, who would go on to claim two PBR gold buckle titles, was in serious trouble, thrown by a bull named Shorty, and knocked unconscious. Ted Groene, who had lost an eye three years earlier while working as a bullfighter – an injury that ended the career of a quintessential tough, selfless cowboy protector – came out of retirement. Working as livestock coordinator, Groene sprinted from the back pen onto the dirt. Looking like a caped crusader in a black duster coat, he threw his body on Shivers to shield the defenseless rider from a bull intent on mauling him. Groene was only a few years removed from a massive head injury that nearly took his life. That didn’t matter. A cowboy was in trouble. There was no doubting what he’d do. Heroes run on instinct and take the shots intended for the fallen.…