La Junta, Colorado
1. Ken Kesey (1935)
American Novelist
American counterculture author best known for his novels One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Sometimes a Great Notion, and Demon Box. He was a key member of the psychedelic literary...
2. Lane Frost (1963)
American Rodeo Performer
Professional rodeo rider who was killed by a bull in 1989. He won his first Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association World Championship at the age of 24.
3. Tippy Martinez (1950)
American Baseball Player
x Anthony Martinez is a retired professional baseball pitcher. Martinez who threw left-handed pitched fourteen seasons in Major League Baseball between 1974 and 1988 primarily as a relief pitcher. The...
4. Mike Oquist (1968)
American Baseball Player
Michael Lee Oquist is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1993-1999. He played for the Baltimore Orioles San Diego Padres and Oakland Athletics. Oquist played collegiate baseball...
5. Judy Burges (1943)
American Politician
Judy Burges is a Republican member of the Arizona State Senate. She was first appointed to the seat in January 2012. She went on to win her bid for reelection...