The All-Around is an award given to a
rodeo
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competitor who is most successful in two or more
events
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. Most individual rodeos and championships determine the winner of this award at the conclusion of the other events or championships.
Championships
The
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) is the largest rodeo organization in the world. It sanctions events in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, with members from said countries, as well as others. Its championship event is the N ...
(PRCA) All-Around World Championship is awarded at the
Thomas & Mack Center
The Thomas & Mack Center is a multi-purpose arena located on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada. It is home of the UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team of the Mountain West Conference.
History
The facility first ...
at the
National Finals Rodeo
The National Finals Rodeo (NFR) is the premier championship rodeo of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA). It showcases the talents of the PRCA's top 15 money winners in the season for each event.
The NFR is held each year in the f ...
(NFR) in
Las Vegas, Nevada
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, held every December. The PRCA competitor who wins the most prize money in a year while competing in at least two events, earning a minimum of $3,000 in each event, wins the all-around world championship.
All of the events for the NFR are held at the Thomas & Mack Center, except the steer roping, which is called the
National Finals Steer Roping The National Finals Steer Roping (NFSR), organized by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA), is the premier championship steer roping event in the United States. It showcases the talents of the PRCA's top 15 money winners in the steer ro ...
(NFSR) and is held at the
Kansas Star Arena
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The resort includes the Kansas Star Arena, a multipurpose ...
in
Mulvane, Kansas
Mulvane is a city in Sedgwick and Sumner counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 6,286.
History
Mulvane was laid out in 1879 at the junction of five Santa Fe rail lines. It is named for ...
.
Trevor Brazile
Trevor Brazile (born November 16, 1976) is a semi-retired American rodeo cowboy who competed in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) and partners with a cowboy named Miles Baker. He was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 2022 ...
of
Decatur, Texas
Decatur is the county seat of Wise County, Texas, United States. Its population was 6,538 in 2020.
History
Wise County was established in 1856, and Taylorsville (in honor of Zachary Taylor) was made the county seat.
Absalom Bishop, an early s ...
, currently holds the single season record for the most money won in a season at $507,921 during the 2010 campaign.
He also holds the record for most all-around titles with 14 from competing in the timed-events of
tie-down roping,
steer roping
Steer roping, also known as steer tripping or steer jerking, is a rodeo event that features a Cattle#Terminology, steer and one mounted cowboy.
Technique
The steer roper starts behind a "barrier" - a taut rope fastened with an easily broken string ...
, and
team-roping. Brazile holds a total of 26 titles altogether in roping events, another record.
Ty Murray
Ty Monroe Murray (born October 11, 1969), is an American former professional rodeo cowboy. He competed in the three "roughstock" events; bareback bronc riding, saddle bronc riding, and bull riding. He won nine world championships in the Profe ...
, who is known as the modern day "King of the Cowboys" of
Stephenville, Texas
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, previously held the record with seven titles, from competing in the rough-stock events, such as
saddle bronc riding
Bronc riding, either bareback bronc or saddle bronc competition, is a rodeo event that involves a rodeo participant riding a bucking horse (sometimes called a ''bronc'' or ''bronco'') that attempts to throw or buck off the rider. Originally bas ...
,
bareback bronc riding, and
bull riding
Bull riding is a rodeo sport that involves a rider getting on a bucking bull and attempting to stay mounted while the animal tries to bucking, buck off the rider.
American bull riding has been called "the most dangerous eight seconds in sports." ...
. He also holds two titles in bull riding.
The
International Professional Rodeo Association
The International Professional Rodeo Association (IPRA) is the second-largest rodeo organization and largest semi-professional rodeo organization in the world. It sanctions events in the United States and Canada, with members from said countries, ...
(IPRA) All-Around World Championship is awarded at the International Finals Rodeo (IFR) at the Lazy E Arena in
Guthrie, Oklahoma
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, every January, along with the other world championships for the IPRA.
In
Canada
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, under the rules set forth by the
Canadian Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA), in order for a competitor to win the all-around crown, that contestant must win the most money and compete two or more of saddle bronc riding, bareback riding, bull riding, tie-down roping, steer wrestling or team roping. One of the two events must be a rough-stock event and one must be a timed event. The CPRA All-Around Championship is awarded, along with the other CPRA year-end rodeo championship titles at the
Canadian Finals Rodeo
The Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR) is the national championship professional rodeo in Canada, currently held in Edmonton, Alberta; the host site from its 1974 inception through 2017, after being held in Red Deer, Alberta, from 2018 through 2023. The ...
(CFR), held every autumn.
See also
*
PRCA All-Around Champion
References
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