One Lucky Cowboy: The Life of Burns Hargis by Bob Burke and Gary Schutt goes through Hargis’ life and career and includes stories you will have never heard before, from his train-robbing ancestor to how he met his wife and stole her away from a professional football player.

KOSU’s Matthew Viriyapah spoke with author Burke and Burns about the process of writing the book.

One Lucky Cowboy: The Life of Burns Hargis is available now.