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List Of Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Champions
This List of Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Champions contains champions and awards in the sport of professional rodeo. The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) is the oldest and largest professional rodeo organization in the United States that sanctions men's events. The PRCA is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This article lists all of the major champions from each of the events held yearly at the National Finals Rodeo (NFR), National Finals Steer Roping (NFSR), and National Finals Breakaway Roping (NFBR). Barrel racing and breakaway roping are sanctioned by the Women's Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA). It also lists the All-Around, all-around champion, awarded to the competitor who wins the most prize money in a year competing in at least two events. The bucking livestock from the three roughstock events are also awarded championships titled ''stock'' of the year. Also listed are the winners of various awards given during the NFR, such as the timed-event ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodeo
Rodeo () is a competitive equestrian sport that arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain and Mexico, expanding throughout the Americas and to other nations. It was originally based on the skills required of the working vaqueros and later, cowboys, in what today is the western United States, western Canada, and northern Mexico. Today, it is a sporting event that involves horses and other livestock, designed to test the skill and speed of the cowboys and Cowboy#Cowgirls, cowgirls. Professional rodeos generally comprise the following events: calf roping, tie-down roping, team roping, steer wrestling, bronc riding, saddle bronc riding, bronc riding, bareback bronc riding, bull riding, breakaway roping, and barrel racing. The events are divided into two basic categories: the timed events and rough stock events. Depending on sanctioning organization and region, other events such as goat tying and pole bending may also be a part of some rodeos. The "world's first pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Cooper (rodeo Cowboy)
Roy Dale Cooper (November 13, 1955 – April 29, 2025) was an American professional rodeo cowboy who competed in Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) events for more than two decades. He won the all-around world championship in 1983 and claimed seven individual discipline championships, including six tie-down roping titles. Cooper won the PRCA's Rookie of the Year award in 1976, and was nicknamed "Super Looper" for his roping ability. The ProRodeo Hall of Fame inducted Cooper in its Tie-Down Roping category in 1979. Early life Cooper was born on November 13, 1955 in Hobbs, New Mexico, and raised on a ranch. He suffered from asthma in his youth, and hair from horses caused him allergies. However, he began to practice roping when he was three to five years old, depending on the source. Cooper stopped being affected by asthma prior to attending high school, and he competed in American Junior Rodeo Association events, winning an award as "outstanding individual in 25 years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvin Garrett
Marvin Garrett (born July 28, 1963) is an American former professional rodeo cowboy who specialized in bareback bronc riding. He competed in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) and won the PRCA bareback riding world championship four times in 1988, 1989, 1994, and 1995. Life and career Marvin Garrett was born on July 28, 1963, in Belle Fourche, South Dakota. He told his fourth grade teacher he wanted to be a cowboy when he grew up. To prove it, he began riding steers when he was 12. However, when he was 15, his mother prevented him from being a bull rider, as he was still not old enough to sign his own Association permit. He was, however, allowed to ride in bareback bronc riding. He said that the first time he tried it, he knew that would be his rodeo discipline of choice and ditched the idea of being a bull rider. Garrett was All-State and All-American wrestling champion during his senior year of high school in 1982. He received wrestling scholarships from Iowa a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Garrett
Mark Garrett (born August 19, 1965) is an American former professional rodeo cowboy who specialized in bareback bronc riding. He competed in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) and won the PRCA bareback riding world championship in 1996. Life and career Mark Garrett was born in Gettysburg, South Dakota. He is the younger brother of Marvin Garrett, a fellow former bareback rider. Mark qualified for the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) a total of nine times in his career; 1989-1991, 1994-1997, and 1999-2000. In 1996, he won the PRCA bareback riding world championship, as well as the NFR bareback riding average. Other major titles he won were the PRCA Mountain States Circuit bareback riding championship in 1992 and 1993, the PRCA Badlands Circuit bareback riding championship in 1999 and 2002, and the National Circuit Finals Rodeo all-around championship in 2000. Marvin won the PRCA bareback riding world championship in 1988, 1989, 1994, and 1995. On November 4 1998, Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Peebles
Steven Peebles (born May 2, 1989) is an American professional rodeo cowboy who specializes in bareback bronc riding. He qualified for the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA)'s National Finals Rodeo (NFR) seven times and won the world championship in 2015, after recovering from a near-fatal injury incurred after being bucked from a horse. He has won many of the elite rodeos, including the Calgary Stampede, the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo, the Reno Rodeo, the Cody Stampede, and the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. Peebles was mentored by world champion bareback rider Bobby Mote. In 2015, Peebles became a shareholder in the Elite Rodeo Athletes (ERA) tour and was then blocked from participating in future PRCA-sanctioned events, including the NFR. After the collapse of the ERA, Peebles returned to PRCA competition. Early life Steven Peebles was born in Salinas, California, on May 2, 1989 to Ken and Amy Peebles. He has a younger brother, David. Peebles grew up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaycee Feild
Kaycee Feild (born March 4, 1987) is an American former professional rodeo cowboy who specialized in bareback bronc riding and competed in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA). He is a son of PRCA World Champion all-around cowboy Lewis Feild. He has won six bareback riding world championships; the most of any PRCA bareback riders. He won them from 2011 to 2014, and again from 2020 to 2021. He is the first cowboy to win three consecutive bareback riding average titles at the National Finals Rodeo (NFR). In July 2024, Feild was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame. Early life Kaycee Feild was born on March 4, 1987, in Payson, Utah. He is the son of Lewis Feild, who was the world all-around rodeo champion three years in a row in the 1980s. As a child, Feild and his brother, Shadrach, often traveled with their father as he rode the rodeo circuit. At age 13, Kaycee began practicing riding bareback broncs. His goal was to become the best bareback rider in the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clay Carr
Clay Carr (April 17, 1909 – April 1957) was an American rodeo cowboy who competed in the 1930s and 1940s. He was a two-time All-Around Cowboy champion in the Rodeo Association of America (RAA), and won three season discipline titles: two in steer roping and one in saddle bronc riding. In 1930, he won the All-Around Cowboy title and two season discipline championships to become the first Triple Crown winner in rodeo history. Carr's championships are recognized by the modern Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA). Biography Carr was born in Farmersville, California. Having been raised on a cattle ranch, at the age of four he learned how to ride horses, and he gained further rodeo-related skills in his youth. Once, he was bitten on the leg by a rattlesnake while riding a horse, and required a week of medical treatment to recover. During his career, he lived in Visalia. In 1930, Carr claimed the RAA All-Around Cowboy championship, and was the winner of two season discipli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everett Bowman
Everett Bowman (July 12, 1899 – October 25, 1971) was an American rodeo cowboy who competed from the 1920s to 1940s. During his career, he won the Rodeo Association of America (RAA) All-Around Cowboy championship in 1935 and 1937 and was second three times; he also won eight titles in individual disciplines. Bowman was involved in organizing cowboys, founding the first group for pro rodeo competitors, the Cowboys' Turtle Association (CTA), now known as the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA). From 1936 to 1945, he served as president of the organization. Bowman was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 1979. Rodeo career Bowman was born in Hope, New Mexico, and moved to Arizona when he was 13 years old; he also spent part of his youth in Texas. He joined the pro rodeo circuit in the 1920s: historian Michael Allen wrote that he started in 1924, while the Associated Press gave his debut year as 1925. According to the agency, he took up the sport after attending a Sal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Brooks (rodeo Cowboy)
Louis Lee Brooks (December 9, 1916 – August 6, 1983) was an American rodeo cowboy who competed in Rodeo Association of America (RAA) events in the 1940s. During a brief career, Brooks was a two-time All-Around Cowboy champion, winning the honor in consecutive years in 1943 and 1944. In addition, he won four season discipline championships. After his retirement following his second All-Around title, he went into ranching. Brooks was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 1991. Biography Born in Fletcher, Oklahoma, on December 9, 1916, Brooks was raised in Washington County. At the age of 2, Brooks' father died; his grandparents raised him. He worked on local ranches during his early years, and at one point spent time in New Mexico. Brooks left high school to embark on a ranching career, and entered a rodeo for the first time when he was 20 years old. Around 1940, Brooks was actively participating professionally in rodeo events, which were under the organization of the RAA. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Linderman
William E. Linderman (April 13, 1920 – November 11, 1965) was an American rodeo cowboy who competed on the Rodeo Cowboys Association (RCA) circuit in the 1940s and 1950s. During his career, he won RCA All-Around Cowboy titles in 1950 and 1953, along with an unofficial All-Around Cowboy championship in 1945; in addition, he earned season championships in rodeo disciplines four times. Linderman was the first cowboy with three RCA world championships in a year, a feat he accomplished in 1950. A native of Montana, he joined the RCA in the early 1940s, winning his first discipline world championship in 1943 before beating out his brother for the 1945 unofficial All-Around Cowboy title. After injuries and health issues ended his 1946 and 1947 seasons, Linderman added two more All-Around Cowboy championships in the next six years. Beginning in 1947, Linderman worked various jobs for the RCA, including spells as a member of the organization's board of directors, president, and secreta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casey Tibbs
Casey Duane Tibbs (March 5, 1929 – January 28, 1990) was an American professional rodeo cowboy and actor. Life and career Tibbs was born to John F. Tibbs (1886–1948) and Florence M. Tibbs (1889–1974) in rural Orton, northwest of Fort Pierre in Stanley County in central South Dakota. He was of English descent. As a rodeo cowboy, he competed in the Rodeo Cowboys Association (RCA) and held the " World All-Around Cowboy Champion" title twice, in 1951 and 1955. He won in 1949, 1951–1954, and 1959, the world saddle bronc riding championship and in 1951 world bareback bronc riding championship. He was featured on the October 22, 1951 cover of ''Life'' magazine. He moved to Ramona, California, in 1976 to raise and breed horses. After battling bone cancer and then lung cancer for about a year, he died at his home in Ramona, while watching the 1990 Super Bowl. He is interred at the Scotty Philip Cemetery in Fort Pierre, South Dakota. Selected filmography After his successfu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Shoulders
James A. Shoulders (May 13, 1928 – June 20, 2007) was an American professional rodeo cowboy and rancher. He is commemorated at the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame, ProRodeo Hall of Fame. At the time of his death, he was one of the most successful contestants in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA), having won 16 World Championships, which was the most of any performer at that time. He was known as the 'Babe Ruth of rodeo'. Rodeo career In 1943, Shoulders won his first bull riding competition in Oilton, Oklahoma, at the age of fourteen. Shoulders earned $18. He competed until his retirement due to injury at the age of forty-two. His success at competitions included: :*World All-Around Champion Cowboy Championships (1949, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959). :*World Bull Rider Championships. (1951 and 1954 to 1959). :*World Bareback Bronc Rider Championships. (1950 and 1956 to 1958). Shoulders was the first competitor to win all three events (bareback bronc, bull riding and all-round) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
