Sonny boy and jewel griffin: tales of rodeoing, hard drinking and bar room brawls, horse races, hunt clubs, moonshine and running from revenuers, r - Mike Tolbert

Sonny Boy Griffin was a bull of a man, both in size and personality.

His wife Jewel is tiny and tough.

Starting as teens, the Griffins scrimped, fought, and hustled to create Diamond D Ranch.

They survived bar room brawls, chasing revenuers, and physical calamity to build a strong family raised on horses.

These are the tales of how they did it, and what happened to make them legendary.