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The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) created the ProRodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy to recognize extraordinary athletes, both human and animal, in the sport of rodeo. [1] Induction into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame is the highest honor for rodeo contestants participating in the PRCA today. [1]
Since the Hall’s opening in 1979, 294 people, 38 livestock, and 32 rodeo committees have been inducted. More than 100 individuals are nominated each year, but only a few are selected. [ 2 ] For a complete list of inductees, see List of ProRodeo Hall of Fame inductees .
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 staff consists of about 70 full-time employees, but grows to nearly 100 during the peak rodeo season. The PRCA headquarters, established in 1979 in Colorado Springs, also houses the ProRodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy. [3] In 2006, the Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame inducted the PRCA into its hall of fame. [4]
He was the 1982 Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) World Champion bull rider. [1] He is the first African-American cowboy to win a world championship in professional rodeo. He was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 1996.
Tom R. Ferguson (born December 20, 1950) is an American former professional rodeo cowboy.He was the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) World Champion all-around cowboy for six consecutive years from 1974 to 1979; breaking the previous mark of five consecutive titles held by Larry Mahan.
James A. Shoulders (May 13, 1928 – June 20, 2007) was an American professional rodeo cowboy and rancher.He is commemorated at the 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. [1]
He competed in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) circuit. In 1979, he was one of the inaugural inductees into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame. To date, only eight bulls have been inducted, which is the highest honor a bucking bull can receive in the PRCA. The California Rodeo Salinas inducted Oscar into its hall of fame in 2013.