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"The Last Ride" was a professional rodeo accident that happened on July 30, 1989, at the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo, that resulted in the death of professional bull rider, Lane Frost. He had just ridden a bull named Takin' Care of Business when, after he dismounted, the bull struck him in the back, causing severe internal injuries.
Lane Clyde Frost (October 12, 1963 – July 30, 1989) was an American professional rodeo cowboy who specialized in bull riding, and competed in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA). He was the 1987 PRCA World Champion bull rider. He was also the only rider ever to score a qualified ride on Red Rock, the 1987 PRCA Bucking Bull of ...
It cuts the series down to three rides. In 1989, Lane is the second-to-last bull rider during the last day of that year’s Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo. He successfully rides the bull named Takin' Care of Business and dismounts, but the bull turns back and hits him in the side with a horn, breaking some ribs and severing a main artery.
It is named for Lane Frost, the 1987 Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) World Champion bull rider who was fatally injured at the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo on July 30, 1989; and Brent Thurman, a rising star in pro bull riding and co-founder of the PBR who was seriously injured at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas on December ...
The video shows several American icons and examples of people who died for a dream. These include archive footage of the following: Lane Frost - World Champion bull rider, who was killed in 1989 by the bull he rode for a full eight seconds during a rodeo. Keith Whitley - Country singer who died in 1989 from alcohol poisoning.
A professional bull rider from Texas was gunned down by his on-and-off girlfriend shortly after competing in an event at the Utah State Fair, police said.
Mason Lowe, a 25-year-old professional rider from Exeter, Missouri, was reportedly bucked off while participating in an event that tests how long a rider can stay atop of an out-of-control bull ...
Lane Frost and Red Rock, with John Growney in the background, photographed by Sue Rosoff. The Challenge of the Champions in 1988 was a series of seven matchups at seven rodeos that paired up then-reigning Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) World Champion Bull Rider Lane Frost with then-reigning PRCA Bucking Bull of the Year Red Rock.