Tom Packs
Circus
1937 - 1956...
From successful promotion of boxing and wrestling bouts, Tom Packs began production of rodeos in St. Louis. Through this connection and promotion of appearances by cowboy movie stars, Packs became interested in circus production. in 1937 he began presenting a circus show in front of grandstands and in ball parks. By 1941 this show was well established, and since then it has played sponsored dates regularly in open stadiums, ball parks and some indoor arenas. in 1956 it added a second unit to play Western territory.