Pete Knight: The Cowboy King tells the story of one of rodeo's first international superstars. A Canadian champion bronc rider who also won championships in the United States, as well as fans in England and Australia. His earnings in the rodeo arena rivaled that of top business executives of his day, as well as all professional athletes. Happily married and with a newborn baby girl, his life was tragically cut short in the rodeo arena. His story eerily mirrors that of another rodeo legend, Lane Frost. Young, handsome, a superstar and at the top of his game, his life ended in a rodeo arena.