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The '''ProRodeo [[Hall of Fame]]''' is dedicated to the preservation of [[rodeo]] artifacts and continued interest in the sport. It is located in [[Colorado Springs]], [[Colorado]], and run by the [[Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association]]'s board. It claims to be the "only museum in the world devoted exclusively to the sport of rodeo."<ref>[http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/ ProRodeo Hall of Fame]</ref> |
The '''ProRodeo [[Hall of Fame]]''' is dedicated to the preservation of [[rodeo]] artifacts and continued interest in the sport. It is located in [[Colorado Springs]], [[Colorado]], and run by the [[Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association]]'s board. It claims to be the "only museum in the world devoted exclusively to the sport of rodeo."<ref>[http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/ ProRodeo Hall of Fame]</ref> |
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The museum opened in August 1979. It was closed indefinitely in January 2005 due to financial issues.<ref>[http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2005/01/04/sports1957EST7395.DTL Article from the [[San Francisco Chronicle]]'s website]</ref> It reopened again on April 9, 2005.<ref>[http://www.americanwesternmagazine.com/cowboy/rodeo/2005-04-rodeo_hall_of_fame.shtml Article from American Western magazine]</ref> The hall gets 40,000-50,000 visitors each year. |
The museum opened in August 1979. It was closed indefinitely in January 2005 due to financial issues.<ref>[http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2005/01/04/sports1957EST7395.DTL Article from the [[San Francisco Chronicle]]'s website]</ref> It reopened again on April 9, 2005.<ref>[http://www.americanwesternmagazine.com/cowboy/rodeo/2005-04-rodeo_hall_of_fame.shtml Article from American Western magazine]</ref> The hall gets 40,000-50,000 visitors each year. |
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==Inductees== |
==Inductees== |
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===Human=== |
===Human=== |
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*[[Jim Shoulders]] |
*[[Jim Shoulders]] |
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===Bull=== |
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* [[Bodacious (bull)|Bodacious]], [[Bull Riding]], inducted in 1999.<ref>[http://www.jodeurbrouck.com/articles/riding/index.html Life and Times of a Superstar]</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5ZEVPWR-uA |
* [[Bodacious (bull)|Bodacious]], [[Bull Riding]], inducted in 1999.<ref>[http://www.jodeurbrouck.com/articles/riding/index.html Life and Times of a Superstar]</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5ZEVPWR-uA Tuff Hedeman vs. Bodacious]</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 19:54, 26 September 2013
The ProRodeo Hall of Fame is dedicated to the preservation of rodeo artifacts and continued interest in the sport. It is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and run by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association's board. It claims to be the "only museum in the world devoted exclusively to the sport of rodeo."[1]
The museum opened in August 1979. It was closed indefinitely in January 2005 due to financial issues.[2] It reopened again on April 9, 2005.[3] The hall gets 40,000-50,000 visitors each year.
Inductees
Human
- Jim Shoulders
- Ty Murray, 7 time all-around champion
- Tuff Hedeman, 3 time PRCA Bull Riding Champion
- Charles Sampson, first African-American World Champion 1982
- Larry Mahan, 6 time All Around Champion
- Roy Cooper, Calf roping champ
- Slim Pickens, Actor/Rodeo Clown
- Ben Johnson, Steer Roper/Oscar Winning Actor
- Lane Frost, 1987 World Champion Bull Rider
- Casey Tibbs, saddle bronc rider/Actor
- Don Gay, 8 time Bull riding champ
- Lewis Feild, 3 Time All-Around Champion, 2 Time Bareback Champion
Horse
- Steamboat, a gelding bronco, inducted 1979; it is the model of the Wyoming state trademark, Bucking Horse and Rider, with the rider having been Clayton Danks, a Nebraska native who died in 1970 in Thermopolis, Wyoming.[4]
- Scamper, Barrel racing, inducted 1996.[5]
Bull
- Bodacious, Bull Riding, inducted in 1999.[6][7]
See also
References
- ^ ProRodeo Hall of Fame
- ^ Article from the San Francisco Chronicle's website
- ^ Article from American Western magazine
- ^ "Questions & Answers". lemen.com. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
- ^ Pro-Rodeo Hall of Fame, Scamper, retrieved April 27, 2011.
- ^ Life and Times of a Superstar
- ^ Tuff Hedeman vs. Bodacious
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