Ben has been more known for his role as “Bone Daddy” the mascot for the Beartooth Motorcycle Rally in Red Lodge Montana. Ben started organizing and running the biker Rodeo’s for the Easy Riders Freedom Rally in Evanston Wyoming in 2002 and then was introduced to Leo Wilson founder of the Beartooth Rally. In 2004 he started helping Leo with his rodeos and put on a few rallies in Moab Utah for him.
Ben asked Leo if he could bring Bone Daddy life with a costume and Leo said to go for it. Ben started out with the largest brim hat he could find, and a skull mask the first year, then the next year he added a shirt and pants airbrushed as a skeleton, and the following year he added a pair of pistols and a Bone Daddy Knife. In 2007 the Billings Mt. Newspaper (Carbon County News) did a feature story on the man behind the mask and started the making of the Bone Daddy custom-built motorcycle with Ben’s version of his screaming skull Bone Daddy airbrushed on the tank and tattooed on his arm. Over the years Ben has had thousands of photos taken and still continues to sign autographs for fans. His favorite are the children as they either love him or are scared to death. He continues to be the mascot and still runs the Beartooth Iron Horse Rodeo.
