why was that cowboy called hop.along. casidy?

Answer 1

At one point of time, it seemed as if William Boyd's career would crash and burn. There was the confusion between our William Boyd and another Hollywood performer who had the same name. That 'other' William Boyd had been involved in a scandal in the early 1930's, and our William 'Hoppy' Boyd was incorrectly identified in the press and news as the guilty party. The accusations nearly wrecked our William Boyd's career. (The William Boyd that was the subject of the scandal wound up with the name of William 'Stage' Boyd. He was the evil character Zolak' in the awful serial, THE LOST CITY (Krellberg, 1935), which featured Kane Richmond as the hero.)
In the mid 1930s, several career breaks occurred: Paramount Pictures, a producer named Harry 'Pop' Sherman and Boyd. Harry Sherman was an independent producer, but by the mid 1930s, the U.S. rights distribution channels for low budget, independently produced sagebrush yarns were disappearing. Sherman convinced Paramount to release a series of westerns based on the Hopalong Cassidy novels and short stories written by Clarence E. Mulford. Hollywood history suggests that actor James Gleason was under consideration for the role of Hopalong Cassidy. However, when filming began, forty-year old William Boyd was the unforgettable character we know today, Hopalong Cassidy.

Answer 2

hopalong cassidy got his name from a fellow actor his saddle pal johnny nelson who helped william boyd(cassidy)

Answer 3

All those hours in the saddle can give you terrible chaffing.

Answer 4

cus he had a big nob

Answer 5

because gallop was taken