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Dolph Briscoe was owner and manager of one of the largest and most diverse ranches in Texas. By 1972, he was the state’s largest individual landowner. As the youngest person to become president of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association in 1960, Briscoe and the organization raised $3 million in voluntary contributions to launch a screwworm eradication program that saved Texas livestock producers millions of dollars annually. He also was instrumental in establishing the Mohair Council of America and served as its first chairman in 1970. Briscoe served in the Texas Legislature from 1949 to 1957 and was governor from 1973 to 1979.