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The '''ProRodeo Hall of Fame''' and Museum of the American Cowboy was opened in August 1979 as a museum designed to "preserve the legacy of the [[cowboy]] contests, the heritage and culture of those original competitions, and the champions of the past, present and future." It is located in [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]], and only inducts [[Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association]] and Women's Professional Rodeo Association members. It is the "only museum in the world devoted exclusively to the sport of professional rodeo."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/|title=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame - Museum of the American Cowboy|website=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=18 July 2017}}</ref>
The '''ProRodeo Hall of Fame''' and Museum of the American Cowboy was opened in August 1979 as a museum designed to "preserve the legacy of the [[cowboy]] contests, the heritage and culture of those original competitions, and the champions of the past, present and future." It is located in [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]], and only inducts [[Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association]] and [[Women's Professional Rodeo Association]] members. It is the "only museum in the world devoted exclusively to the sport of professional rodeo."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/|title=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame - Museum of the American Cowboy|website=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=18 July 2017}}</ref>


==Inductees==
==Inductees==
Since the Hall’s opening in 1979, 250 people, 31 livestock and 27 rodeo committees have been inducted. More than 100 individuals are nominated each year, but only a few are selected.<ref>{{cite web |title=Inductees |url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/ |website=ProRodeo Hall of Fame |accessdate=16 August 2019}}</ref> For a complete list of inductees, see [[List of ProRodeo Hall of Fame inductees]]. Notable inductees include:
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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Inductees |url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/ |website=ProRodeo Hall of Fame |access-date=16 August 2019}}</ref> For a complete list of inductees, see [[List of ProRodeo Hall of Fame inductees]]. Notable inductees include:


===Humans===
===Humans===
*[[Jim Shoulders]], one of the most successful contestants in the PRCA<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/all-around/jim-shoulders/|title=Jim Shoulders - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=18 July 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Jim Shoulders]], won 16 world championships<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/all-around/jim-shoulders/|title=Jim Shoulders - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=18 July 2017}}</ref>
*[[Chris LeDoux]], 1970 professional rodeo cowboy and country music star, won a world bareback-riding championship<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/bareback-riding/chris-ledoux/|title=Chris LeDoux - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Chris LeDoux]], 1970s professional rodeo cowboy and country music star, won a bareback riding world championship<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/bareback-riding/chris-ledoux/|title=Chris LeDoux - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref>
*[[Ty Murray]], seven-time all-around champion, two bull-riding championships<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/all-around/ty-murray/|title=Ty Murray - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Ty Murray]], seven-time all-around world champion, two-time bull riding world champion<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/all-around/ty-murray/|title=Ty Murray - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref>
*[[Tuff Hedeman]], three-time PRCA bull-riding champion<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/bull-riding/richard-tuff-hedeman/|title=Richard "Tuff" Hedeman - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Tuff Hedeman]], three-time bull riding world champion<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/bull-riding/richard-tuff-hedeman/|title=Richard "Tuff" Hedeman - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref>
*[[Charles Sampson (bull rider)|Charles Sampson]], first African-American world champion 1982<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/bull-riding/charles-sampson/|title=Charles Sampson - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Charles Sampson (bull rider)|Charles Sampson]], first African-American world champion rodeo cowboy<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/bull-riding/charles-sampson/|title=Charles Sampson - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref>
*[[Larry Mahan]], six-time all-around champion<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/all-around/larry-mahan/|title=Larry Mahan - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Larry Mahan]], six-time all-around world champion<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/all-around/larry-mahan/|title=Larry Mahan - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref>
*[[Roy Cooper (rodeo)|Roy Cooper]] won six tie-down calf-roping championships<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/tie-down-roping/roy-cooper/|title=Roy Cooper - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Roy Cooper (rodeo)|Roy Cooper]], won six tie-down roping world championships<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/tie-down-roping/roy-cooper/|title=Roy Cooper - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref>
*[[Charmayne James]] was an 11-time WPRA champion and seven-time NFR average barrel-racing champion<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/2017-inductees/charmayne-james/|title=Charmayne James - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Charmayne James]], was an 11-time WPRA world champion barrel racer and seven-time NFR barrel racing average champion<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/barrel-racing/charmayne-james/|title=Charmayne James - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref>
*[[Slim Pickens]], actor/rodeo clown<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/contract-personnel/slim-pickens/|title=Slim Pickens - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Slim Pickens]], actor/rodeo clown<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/contract-personnel/slim-pickens/|title=Slim Pickens - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref>
*[[Ben Johnson (actor)|Ben Johnson]], steer roper/Oscar-winning actor<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/team-roping/ben-johnson/|title=Ben Johnson - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Ben Johnson (actor)|Ben Johnson]], steer roper/Oscar-winning actor<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/team-roping/ben-johnson/|title=Ben Johnson - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017|archive-date=13 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413073318/http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/team-roping/ben-johnson/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Lane Frost]], 1987 world champion bull rider, won seven-match Challenge of the Champions with bull Red Rock.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/bull-riding/lane-frost/|title=Lane Frost - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Lane Frost]], 1987 world champion bull rider, won seven-match Challenge of the Champions with bull Red Rock<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/bull-riding/lane-frost/|title=Lane Frost - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref>
*[[Casey Tibbs]], saddle bronc rider/actor<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/all-around/casey-tibbs/|title=Casey Tibbs - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Casey Tibbs]], saddle bronc rider/actor<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/all-around/casey-tibbs/|title=Casey Tibbs - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref>
*[[Don Gay]], eight-time bull-riding champion<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/bull-riding/don-gay/|title=Don Gay - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Don Gay]], eight-time bull riding world champion<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/bull-riding/don-gay/|title=Don Gay - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref>
*[[Lewis Feild]], three-time all-around champion, twice bareback champion<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/all-around/lewis-feild/|title=Lewis Feild - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Lewis Feild]], three-time all-around world champion, two-time bareback riding world champion<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/all-around/lewis-feild/|title=Lewis Feild - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref>
*[[Fred Whitfield (rodeo)|Fred Whitfield]], eight-time calf-roping champion<ref name=wolfe>{{citation|last=Wolfe|first=Cameron|title=25 year RodeoHouston veteran Fred Whitfield advances out of Super Series II|date=March 8, 2015|newspaper=Houston Chronicle|location=Houston, TX|url=http://www.chron.com/entertainment/rodeo/article/25-year-RodoHosuton-vet-Fred-Whitfield-advances-6122583.php|accessdate=Apr 6, 2017}}</ref>
*[[Fred Whitfield (rodeo)|Fred Whitfield]], eight-time tie-down roping world champion<ref name=wolfe>{{citation|last=Wolfe|first=Cameron|title=25 year RodeoHouston veteran Fred Whitfield advances out of Super Series II|date=March 8, 2015|newspaper=Houston Chronicle|location=Houston, TX|url=http://www.chron.com/entertainment/rodeo/article/25-year-RodoHosuton-vet-Fred-Whitfield-advances-6122583.php|access-date=Apr 6, 2017}}</ref>
*[[Trevor Brazile]], won 26 world championships, the most of any PRCA contestant<ref>{{cite web|title=Trevor Brazile in the ProRodeo Hall of Fame|url=https://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/all-around/trevor-brazile-2/|access-date=September 12, 2022}}</ref>


===Horses===
===Horses===
* Steamboat, a gelding bronc, was inducted 1979; he 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]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lemen.com/qa170.html|title=Questions & Answers|publisher=lemen.com|accessdate=September 23, 2013}}</ref>
* Steamboat, a gelding bronc, was inducted 1979; he 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]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lemen.com/qa170.html|title=Questions & Answers|publisher=lemen.com|access-date=September 23, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Scamper (horse)|Scamper]], [[barrel racing]], was inducted in 1996<ref>{{cite web|title=Scamper|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/livestock/scamper/|website=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|publisher=www.prorodeohallofffame.com|accessdate=January 25, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Scamper (horse)|Scamper]], [[barrel racing]], was inducted in 1996<ref>{{cite web|title=Scamper|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/livestock/scamper/|website=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|publisher=www.prorodeohallofffame.com|access-date=January 25, 2018}}</ref>
*[[Star Plaudit]] “Red”, a barrel racing horse, won two world championships in a single season<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/2017-inductees/star-plaudit-red/|title=Star Plaudit "Red" - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Star Plaudit]] “Red”, a barrel racing horse, won two world championships in a single season<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/2017-inductees/star-plaudit-red/|title=Star Plaudit "Red" - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref>
* [[Midnight (horse)|Midnight]], a [[saddle bronc]], was inducted in 1979<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/livestock/midnight/|title=Midnight - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Midnight (horse)|Midnight]], a [[saddle bronc]], was inducted in 1979<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/livestock/midnight/|title=Midnight - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref>
* Gray Wolf, sire, many of the best bucking horses today descend from Gray Wolf, inducted in 2016<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/2016-inductees/gray-wolf/|title=Gray Wolf - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Gray Wolf, sire, many of the best bucking horses today descend from Gray Wolf, inducted in 2016<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/livestock/gray-wolf/|title=Gray Wolf - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref>
*[[War Paint (horse)|War Paint]], a saddle bronc, was three-time bucking horse of the year, and inducted in 2011<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/livestock/war-paint/|title=War Paint - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[War Paint (horse)|War Paint]], a saddle bronc, was three-time bucking horse of the year, and inducted in 2011<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/livestock/war-paint/|title=War Paint - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref>
* Descent, a saddle bronc, despite an injury at the beginning of the '70s, returned to win his fifth and sixth bucking horse of the year award, and was inducted in 1979<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/livestock/descent/|title=Descent - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Descent, a saddle bronc, despite an injury at the beginning of the '70s, returned to win his fifth and sixth bucking horse of the year award, and was inducted in 1979<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/livestock/descent/|title=Descent - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref>
* [[Scottie (horse)|Scottie]], [[steer wrestling]], chestnut gelding, was able to take three cowboys to four world championships. Many liked him because he did not tire easily, enabling multiple cowboys to show him in quick succession<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/2016-inductees/scottie/|title=Scottie - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Scottie (horse)|Scottie]], [[steer wrestling]], chestnut gelding, was able to take three cowboys to four world championships. Many liked him because he did not tire easily, enabling multiple cowboys to show him in quick succession<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/livestock/scottie/|title=Scottie - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref>


===Bulls===
===Bulls===
* [[Skoal Pacific Bell]], [[bull riding]], only ridden five times in 150 outs, he also was the only three-time PRCA world champion bull in history, and was inducted in 2007<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/livestock/skoal-pacific-bell/|title=Skoal Pacific Bell - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Skoal Pacific Bell]], [[bull riding]], only ridden five times in 150 outs, he also was the only three-time PRCA world champion bull in history, and was inducted in 2007<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/livestock/skoal-pacific-bell/|title=Skoal Pacific Bell - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref>
* [[Bodacious (bull)|Bodacious]], bull riding, was one of two bulls to win the [[Professional Bull Riders|PBR]] and PRCA world champion and the inaugural champion bull of the PBR, inducted in 1999<ref>{{cite web|title=Life and Times of a Superstar|url=http://www.jodeurbrouck.com/articles/riding/index.html|website=Jo Deurbrouck|publisher=www.jodeurbrouck.com|accessdate=January 25, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713111708/http://www.jodeurbrouck.com/articles/riding/index.html|archivedate=July 13, 2011}}</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5ZEVPWR-uA Tuff Hedeman vs. Bodacious]</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/livestock/bodacious/|title=Bodacious - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Bodacious (bull)|Bodacious]], bull riding, was one of two bulls to win the [[Professional Bull Riders|PBR]] and PRCA world champion and the inaugural champion bull of the PBR, inducted in 1999<ref>{{cite web|title=Life and Times of a Superstar|url=http://www.jodeurbrouck.com/articles/riding/index.html|website=Jo Deurbrouck|publisher=www.jodeurbrouck.com|access-date=January 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713111708/http://www.jodeurbrouck.com/articles/riding/index.html|archive-date=July 13, 2011}}</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5ZEVPWR-uA Tuff Hedeman vs. Bodacious]</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/livestock/bodacious/|title=Bodacious - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017|archive-date=7 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007120910/http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/livestock/bodacious/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Crooked Nose (fighting bull),1990, was the only fighting bull inducted, loved by fans and dreaded by bullfighters, and inducted in 1990.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/livestock/crooked-nose/|title=Crooked Nose - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Crooked Nose, was the only fighting bull inducted, loved by fans and dreaded by bullfighters, and inducted in 1990<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/livestock/crooked-nose/|title=Crooked Nose - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref>
* [[Red Rock (bull)|Red Rock]], unridden in 309 outs in his pro rodeo career (though he was ridden by [[Lane Frost]] in 1988, it was not actually an event), inducted in 1990<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/livestock/red-rock/|title=Red Rock - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Red Rock (bull)|Red Rock]], unridden in 309 outs in his pro rodeo career (though he was ridden by [[Lane Frost]] in 1988, it was not actually a PRCA-sanctioned event), inducted in 1990<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/livestock/red-rock/|title=Red Rock - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref>
* Old Spec, ridden 7 times in 350 outs, was inducted in 1979<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/livestock/old-spec/|title=Old Spec - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Old Spec, ridden 7 times in 350 outs, was inducted in 1979<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/livestock/old-spec/|title=Old Spec - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref>
* [[Oscar (bull)|Oscar]], in 300 outs, only eight riders rode him, including [[Don Gay]] three times (twice he was ridden for 97 points), he then became a legend in breeding. In fact, the renowned [[Bushwacker (bull)|Bushwacker]] and many other great bulls came from Oscar. He was also featured in the Disney documentary film, ''[[The Great American Cowboy]]'', and was inducted in 1979<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/livestock/oscar/|title=Oscar - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Oscar (bull)|Oscar]], in 300 outs, only eight riders rode him, including [[Don Gay]] three times (twice he was ridden for 97 points), he then became a legend in breeding. In fact, the renowned [[Bushwacker (bull)|Bushwacker]] and many other great bulls came from Oscar. He was also featured in the Disney documentary film, ''[[The Great American Cowboy]]'', and was inducted in 1979<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/livestock/oscar/|title=Oscar - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017|archive-date=2 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202063331/http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/livestock/oscar/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Tornado (bull)|Tornado]], bucking off 220 cowboys before being ridden by [[Freckles Brown]], was inducted in 1979<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/livestock/tornado/|title=Tornado - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Tornado (bull)|Tornado]], bucking off 220 cowboys before being ridden by [[Freckles Brown]], was inducted in 1979<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/livestock/tornado/|title=Tornado - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref>


==Pioneer Award==
==Pioneer Award==
*[[Earl W. Bascom]], recipient of the Pioneer Award 2016, was a rodeo-equipment inventor, world record time holder, actor, and artist/sculptor.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/pioneer-award/|title=Pioneer Award - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Earl W. Bascom]], recipient of the Pioneer Award 2016, was a rodeo-equipment inventor, world record time holder, actor, and artist/sculptor.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/pioneer-award/|title=Pioneer Award - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|work=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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*[[List of Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Champions]]
* [[Rodeo bareback rigging]]
* [[National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum|Rodeo Hall of Fame]]
*[[List of ProRodeo Hall of Fame inductees]]
* [[List of Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Champions]]
*[[Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association]]
* [[List of Professional Bull Riders Champions]]
*[[Women's Professional Rodeo Association]]
* [[List of ProRodeo Hall of Fame inductees]]
* [[Bull Riding Hall of Fame]]
* [[Professional Bull Riders]]
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* [[Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association]]
* [[American Bucking Bull]]
* [[International Professional Rodeo Association]]
* [[Bull Riders Only]]
* [[Championship Bull Riding]]
* [[Women's Professional Rodeo Association]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com Official Website]


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Established1979
Location101 Pro Rodeo Drive
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Coordinates38°54′46″N 104°49′27″W / 38.91278°N 104.82417°W / 38.91278; -104.82417
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The ProRodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy was opened in August 1979 as a museum designed to "preserve the legacy of the cowboy contests, the heritage and culture of those original competitions, and the champions of the past, present and future." It is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and only inducts Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and Women's Professional Rodeo Association members. It is the "only museum in the world devoted exclusively to the sport of professional rodeo."[1]

Inductees[edit]

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. Notable inductees include:

Humans[edit]

Horses[edit]

  • Steamboat, a gelding bronc, was inducted 1979; he 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[19]
  • Scamper, barrel racing, was inducted in 1996[20]
  • Star Plaudit “Red”, a barrel racing horse, won two world championships in a single season[21]
  • Midnight, a saddle bronc, was inducted in 1979[22]
  • Gray Wolf, sire, many of the best bucking horses today descend from Gray Wolf, inducted in 2016[23]
  • War Paint, a saddle bronc, was three-time bucking horse of the year, and inducted in 2011[24]
  • Descent, a saddle bronc, despite an injury at the beginning of the '70s, returned to win his fifth and sixth bucking horse of the year award, and was inducted in 1979[25]
  • Scottie, steer wrestling, chestnut gelding, was able to take three cowboys to four world championships. Many liked him because he did not tire easily, enabling multiple cowboys to show him in quick succession[26]

Bulls[edit]

  • Skoal Pacific Bell, bull riding, only ridden five times in 150 outs, he also was the only three-time PRCA world champion bull in history, and was inducted in 2007[27]
  • Bodacious, bull riding, was one of two bulls to win the PBR and PRCA world champion and the inaugural champion bull of the PBR, inducted in 1999[28][29][30]
  • Crooked Nose, was the only fighting bull inducted, loved by fans and dreaded by bullfighters, and inducted in 1990[31]
  • Red Rock, unridden in 309 outs in his pro rodeo career (though he was ridden by Lane Frost in 1988, it was not actually a PRCA-sanctioned event), inducted in 1990[32]
  • Old Spec, ridden 7 times in 350 outs, was inducted in 1979[33]
  • Oscar, in 300 outs, only eight riders rode him, including Don Gay three times (twice he was ridden for 97 points), he then became a legend in breeding. In fact, the renowned Bushwacker and many other great bulls came from Oscar. He was also featured in the Disney documentary film, The Great American Cowboy, and was inducted in 1979[34]
  • Tornado, bucking off 220 cowboys before being ridden by Freckles Brown, was inducted in 1979[35]

Pioneer Award[edit]

  • Earl W. Bascom, recipient of the Pioneer Award 2016, was a rodeo-equipment inventor, world record time holder, actor, and artist/sculptor.[36]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Inductees". ProRodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Jim Shoulders - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame". Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Chris LeDoux - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame". Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Ty Murray - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame". Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Richard "Tuff" Hedeman - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame". Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Charles Sampson - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame". Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Larry Mahan - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame". Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Roy Cooper - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame". Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
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  11. ^ "Slim Pickens - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame". Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  12. ^ "Ben Johnson - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame". Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  13. ^ "Lane Frost - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame". Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  14. ^ "Casey Tibbs - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame". Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  15. ^ "Don Gay - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame". Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  16. ^ "Lewis Feild - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame". Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  17. ^ Wolfe, Cameron (March 8, 2015), "25 year RodeoHouston veteran Fred Whitfield advances out of Super Series II", Houston Chronicle, Houston, TX, retrieved Apr 6, 2017
  18. ^ "Trevor Brazile in the ProRodeo Hall of Fame". Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  19. ^ "Questions & Answers". lemen.com. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  20. ^ "Scamper". Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. www.prorodeohallofffame.com. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  21. ^ "Star Plaudit "Red" - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame". Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  22. ^ "Midnight - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame". Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  23. ^ "Gray Wolf - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame". Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  24. ^ "War Paint - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame". Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  25. ^ "Descent - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame". Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  26. ^ "Scottie - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame". Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  27. ^ "Skoal Pacific Bell - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame". Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  28. ^ "Life and Times of a Superstar". Jo Deurbrouck. www.jodeurbrouck.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  29. ^ Tuff Hedeman vs. Bodacious
  30. ^ "Bodacious - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame". Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  31. ^ "Crooked Nose - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame". Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  32. ^ "Red Rock - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame". Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  33. ^ "Old Spec - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame". Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  34. ^ "Oscar - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame". Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  35. ^ "Tornado - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame". Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  36. ^ "Pioneer Award - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame". Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 July 2017.

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