Watertown High School Alumni
Watertown, South Dakota (SD)
Lyndon Hart
Watertown High School
Class of 1979
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LYNDON'S PROFILE
First Name | Lyndon |
Last Name | Hart |
Graduation Year | Class of 1979 |
Gender | Male |
City | N/A |
State/Province | SD |
Country | United States |
Occupation | Rancher |
Married | No |
Favorite School Memory | skipping Marv Sherrils class and getting caught |
About Me | Lynn “Sota†Hart was born to a Yankton Sioux mother and Black father. He was placed in a foster home at 3 days old then adopted at age 13. After graduation from high school, he joined the U.S. Marines. While in the Marines, he took up rodeo bull riding as a hobby. After his honorable discharge, he was determined to be a “Professional cowboy.†He then became a ranch hand, rodeo bullfighter in the PRCA,AIRA and the Bill Pickett rodeo associations,he appeared in two movies, HBO’s “The Cherokee Kid†with Sinbad and Burt Reynolds, and TNT’s “Buffalo Soldier†with Danny Glover and Glynn Turman and Reginald "T" Dorsey as a stuntman and just finished portraying "York" Captain Clark's slave with the national re-enactment of the Lewis and Clark expedition 2004-2007. In 1990, South Dakota was one of four states in the union that had not voted Martin Luther King's birthday as a national holiday. When he learned of a hearing scheduled to debate this issue, he felt he had to testify. Hart's emotional plea at the hearing changed allot of hearts and minds that day and the following day it passed, Lynn allways says "that it wasn't him, he just got in the way!". For his testimony, Hart received the "Making of King Holiday," Jan 13, 1993 award presented by Stevie Wonder on behalf of the MLK Federal Holiday Commissionin in Atlanta,Ga. One person can make a difference when he or she stands up for what they believe. He is a natural teacher and spokes person for racial change in America. And is currently "Living the Dream" that Dr. Martin Luther King spoke of.That same testimony Lynn created America's first and only state recognized Native American Day! Celebrated every year since 1990 on Columbus Day the second Monday in October. Lynn's a positive motivational speaker with great true stories to tell ...(read more) |
Class of 1979 Alumni
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