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GLOBE, Ariz. — Sherman “Bill” Hiscock, 84, of Livermore, Maine, also known as Sherm, was recently inducted into the Military Rodeo Hall of Fame.
Hiscock grew up on Turkey Lane in Livermore before he entered the U.S. Marine Corps in 1954. He discovered rodeo as a teen and competed during high school, according to the Military Rodeo Hall of Fame.
Hiscock is one of six inductees into the national hall. He is a Vietnam veteran, who had a 23-year career as an artillery cannoneer, also serving in nd served in Quantico, Va.; Camp Pendleton, Calif.: Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; and Okinawa, Japan.
“It was his time at Camp Pendleton that allowed him to shine in Military Rodeo,” the hall of fame says in its induction entry. While Hiscock won rodeos in Virginia, Hawaii and California, he seemed to treat the Camp Pendleton rodeo as his own personal play pen competing in bareback bronc, saddle bronc, barrel racing, steer wrestling and team roping. He won the saddle bronc and the all-around title at Camp Pendleton in 1968, 1970, 1971; all-around in 1972 and steer wrangline in 1984.
“He is by far the winningest cowboy at the Camp Pendleton rodeo,” the hall said.
Hiscock was a Rodeo Cowboys Assoc. card holder and competed in many RCA rodeos “winning his fair share.” He is also an International Professional Rodeo Association Gold Card member. As his riding days began to wind down, he retired from the USMC and began building a rough stock heard and opened a practice arena in 1975. His Fallbrook, Calif., practice facility became the favorite of military cowboys in southern California to hone their skills. He operated it until 1988, and also provided stock to events around California. He also produced the Camp Pendleton rodeo twice in the late 1970s.
In 1988, he moved to Sanders, Ariz., and took up ranching on the Navajo Nation.
In the Livermore and Turner, Maine, area, his whole family and many friends always looked forward to his visits, and the stories of his many horses and cattle dealings.
The family farm he grew up in now belongs to his son, David Hiscock. David has photos and displays one of the many saddles at the farm that Hiscock won.
PHOTOS courtesy of Military Rodeo Hall of Fame
