Jimmy Anderson

Who was Jimmy Anderson?

Jimmy D. "Jungle" Anderson was an American bullfighter.

Born in Fort Worth, Texas Anderson originally raced horses until he grew past the size of the average jockey. He later became a bullfighter and rodeo clown and took part in his first rodeo in 1975. He took part in several events including the Canadian Finals, the PRCA National Finals and PBR Finals. He retired after the 2001 finals. In April 2007 he was inducted into the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame.

Anderson's professional bullfighting career spanned 32 years, and he was described as one of the "original bullfighters" on the Professional Bull Riders tour.

Anderson died of heart disease on December 5, 2008.