A son of a King Ranch cowboy, Marcus Becerra grew up with a rope in hand and started flagging some 15 years ago.
“I started flagging when I was in college,” said the now 37-year-old, who began taking in-arena gigs with the Texasbased Team Roping Association. “It was kind of how I made my beer money back in college, or entry fee money.”
Becerra took a break from working the arena when he found oil held work, until the Wildfire Ranch's Billy Pipes set out to give his main dagger some assistance.
“A good friend of mine,
