Ya man: Bob Marley (the steer) smokes the field, named grand champion at Fort Worth Stock Show

FORT WORTH -- A European crossbred steer named Bob Marley hit all the right notes with judges as the heavyweight claimed the Fort Worth Stock Show’s grand champion title on what would have been his namesake’s 70th birthday.

Bob Marley’s triumph also stretched the string of grand champion victories for European crosses to 33 consecutive years.

The brownish red Maine-Anjou-Chianina cross was shown by Madilyn Priesmeyer, 17, a senior at Austin’s Hyde Park High School and a member of the Round Rock 4-H.

Reserve grand champion steer J.Z. was shown by Myka Blissard, an eighth grader at Borden County School. The runner-up is not named after rap artist Jay Z; his steer brother is called J.J.

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