Sam would be my go-to cowboy figure if John Wayne werent available, to be sure.”””
IF the Spelling Bee can have 8 co-champions-—
You & I & others can have more than 1 COWBOY HERO.
Well I had dozens of them as a kid in the 50s
Sam is admirably carrying on a noble tradition
I am a fan also.
I saw a recent film of his. The Man Who Killed Hitler and then Bigfoot.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7042862/
He basically was a 007 type hero in WW2 and was called upon to track down and kill a disease spreading Bigfoot.
The movie had some cool action and period costumes/acting.
You might enjoy a different type of film of his. I doubt that it will win an award but just mind candy.