The Tee Cross Ranches
got its beginning under the ownership of Robert C. Norris in 1950. The famous Tee Cross brand was the first brand registered in the State of Colorado and is synonymous with quality in both its Quarter Horse and cattle operations.
Robert C. "Bob" Norris has a rich and prestigious history in the cattle, cutting and Quarter Horse world. Serving as the President of the American Quarter Horse Association in 1982 was the culmination of year's of service to an industry he loves so much. Bob is also a past president of the Rocky Mountain Quarter Horse Association and is currently still a member and Honorary Vice President. He maintains his ties with the National Cutting Horse Association as an active member and competitor and served that association as a director. He currently holds memberships in a number of cattle and cutting horse associations.
Robert C. Norris, husband of the late Jane W. Norris, passed on peacefully in the care of Pikes Peak Hospice, November 3, 2019, surrounded by his family.
“Bob” was born on April 10, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois to Delora and Lester Norris. He attended Elgin Academy in St. Charles, Illinois, where he grew up. He attended the University of Kentucky, where he played football under Coach Paul William “Bear” Bryant.
On June 24, 1950, he married his wife Jane Wright, then a recent graduate of DePauw University’s Asbury College of Liberal Arts in Green Castle, Indiana. In 1953, the couple moved to Ft. Collins, Colorado where they bought the Rist Canyon ranch. As their family grew, they moved to Black Forest in 1957, and subsequently created their permanent home in the Broadmoor area. Some years later they created a winter home in Paradise Valley, Arizona.
Bob knew early what he wanted. He fell in love with Jane. And he fell in love with ranching. Both were love affairs of a lifetime.
