Bootmaker
Dean Randolph
Dean Randolph runs Dean Randolph Custom Boots in Canyon, Texas, after 15 years as a rodeo cowboy and bull rider. He opened a leather shop in 2000, made his first pair of boots for his son in 2006, and opened the shop in its current form in 2012, also building custom sneakers, cleats, vests, and chaps. He remains a Professional Bull Riders judge, and rodeo connections still bring him orders.
Known for
Custom boots, sneakers, and rodeo leather goods
Biography
History
Dean Randolph owns Dean Randolph Custom Boots in Canyon, Texas, where, according to a 31 October 2025 Brick & Elm profile, he also makes custom sneakers, cleats, vests, and chaps. He grew up in Mobeetie on a cotton farm, attended Frank Phillips College and Texas Tech, and spent 15 years as a rodeo cowboy.
He retired from bull riding in the mid-1990s after breaking his leg and remains a Professional Bull Riders judge. He opened a leather shop in 2000 making vests and other goods, made a pair of boots for his young son in 2006, and moved into shoe construction from there. He opened the shop in its current form in 2012, and says rodeo connections still bring him orders for boots and chaps.
The article names Snoop Dogg, Randy Travis, and Steven Tyler as owners of boots or shoes he made, and describes him being asked to take over specialty-shoe work for a Florida leather vendor whose clients included Beyoncé. Those are reputation notes rather than documentation of specific pairs.
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Identification and markings
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Sources and references
Historical references are cited with the history above. Each catalog record includes its own supporting evidence.
Encyclopedia references: CowboyBootsDB and maker archives linked where available. Historical dates and attributions can vary by source.