Leaphart, David

"Davy" Crockett was my name growing up in the 1950's. My family did and still does call me "Davy." Yes, I was one of the Disney kids with the complete outfit: coonskin hat, Old Betsy, moccasins, and all. I didn't miss an episode of the "Mickey Mouse Club," and little did I know life on a ranch and the horses I saw on "Spin and Marty" would later enter the picture in the form of a book. I was a young fan of Walt Disney and his creations, and that has never stopped. Watching the "Wonderful World of Color" episodes on Disneyland was a dream at the time. I had longed to experience Disneyland as a