2018 Media Guide - Cowboys

2017 ProRodeo Top Cowboys (continued) ★ ★ 2007: Became firstTriple Crown winner in 24 years and just the 10th in history by winning the all-around, tie-down roping and steer roping gold buckles. Broke his own single-season record with earnings of $425,115 and moved from seventh to third on the career earnings list, trailing only Joe Beaver and Fred Whitfield. Won the all-around titles at the Wrangler NFR; the Walker County Fair & Rodeo (Huntsville, Texas); the Grand National Rodeo (San Francisco); the Pioneer Days Rodeo (Clovis, N.M.); the West of the Pecos (Texas) Rodeo; the Snake River Stampede (Nampa, Idaho); the Deadwood (S.D.) Days of ’76 Rodeo; the Sonora (Texas) Outlaw Pro Rodeo; the New Mexico State Fair Rodeo (Albuquerque); the Amarillo (Texas)Tri-State Fair Rodeo and the DodgeTexas Circuit Finals Rodeo (Waco).With partner Patrick Smith, won the team roping in Rounds 4 and 5 ofWrangler NFR; won the Rodeo Killeen (Texas); the Ogden (Utah) Pioneer Days Rodeo; the Deadwood (S.D.) Days of ’76 Rodeo and the Sikeston (Mo.) Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo; co-champion at the Pioneer Days Rodeo (Clovis, N.M.) and the Sonora (Texas) Outlaw Pro Rodeo. Won the tie-down roping in Round 7 of the Wrangler NFR, Las Vegas, in a rodeo-best time of 6.7 seconds ★ ★ 2006: Won the most money during the Fourth of July week for the 2006 season with $24,894 and became the youngest PRCA cowboy and the seventh overall to cross the $2 million mark in career earnings. Won all-around titles at the Lewiston (Idaho) Roundup; the Colorado State Fair & Rodeo (Pueblo); the Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo; the Lea County Fair & Rodeo (Lovington, N.M.); the Deadwood (S.D.) Days of ’76 Rodeo; the World’s Oldest Rodeo (Prescott, Ariz.); the West of the Pecos (Texas) Rodeo; the Parker County Frontier Days Pro Rodeo (Weatherford, Texas); the Beef Empire Days PRCA Rodeo (Garden City, Kan.); the Will Rogers Stampede (Claremore, Okla.); the Clark County Fair & Rodeo (Logandale, Nev.) and the Laughlin (Nev.) River Stampede. Won team roping titles (with partner Rich Skelton) at the Fort Bend County Fair & Rodeo (Rosenberg,Texas); the Lewiston (Idaho) Roundup, the Moses Lake (Wash.) Roundup; the Days of ’47 Rodeo (Salt Lake City) ★ ★ 2005: Won all-around titles at the Sundowner Stampede PRCA Rodeo (Coleman, Okla.); the Farm-City Pro Rodeo (Hermiston, Ore.); the Dodge City (Kan.) Roundup Rodeo; the Fourth of JulyYouth Celebration and PRCA Pro Rodeo (Window Rock, Ariz.); the Parker County Sheriff’s Posse Frontier Days ProRodeo (Weatherford, Texas) and the Will Rogers Stampede (Claremore, Okla.).Won the team roping title (partner Michael Jones) at theWorld’s Oldest Rodeo (Prescott, Ariz.); co-champion in the Wrangler Tour Round and won the average at the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo (Vernal, Utah); co-champion at the Parker County Sheriff’s Posse Frontier Days ProRodeo (Weatherford,Texas).Won tie-down roping titles at the Lewiston (Idaho) Round-Up; the Lea County Fair & Rodeo (Lovington, N.M.) ★ ★ 2004: Won his third consecutive all-around title with $251,170 in earnings, becoming the first cowboy to do so sinceTy Murray (1989-91). At theWrangler NFR, he placed in the first three rounds of the tie-down roping (including first in the third round with a time of 7.7 seconds) and in the first round of the team roping to sew up the all-around title; finished ninth in the world in tie-down roping with $119,260. Won all-around titles at the Parker County Sheriff’s Posse Frontier Days Rodeo (Weatherford, Texas) and the Puyallup (Wash.) Rodeo. Won the Tour round at Rodeo Austin (Texas) in tie-down roping; theTour Round and average title at the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo and the Central Wyoming Fair and Rodeo (Casper) ★ ★ 2003: Becomes second contestant to qualify for the Wrangler NFR in four events (tie-down roping, steer roping, team roping-header and team roping-heeler), joining Dale Smith, who qualified in the same four events; won his second consecutive world all-around title, becoming the first back-to-back winner since Joe Beaver from 1995-96. Qualified in two events for Winter Tour Finale (Omaha, Neb.); was high-point winner in tie-down roping on the SummerTour.Tie-down roping horse“Rock”and team roping horse“Buddy”finished second in AQHA Horse of the Year contest. Won all-around titles at the Walker County Fair Rodeo (Huntsville, Texas) ★ ★ 2002: Won his first world all-around title, along with AA titles at the NationalWestern Stock Show& Rodeo (Denver); the Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo; the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo and Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days.Won tie-down roping titles at the National Western Stock Show & Rodeo (Denver); the Greeley (Colo.) Stampede and the San Angelo (Texas) Rodeo. Won the team roping title at Colorado State Fair (Pueblo) with Allen Bach; won the steer roping title at Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo. Earned $79,157 and placed third in tie-down roping at the Wrangler NFR; earned $15,446 and placed fourth at the National Finals Steer Roping (Amarillo, Texas) ★ ★ 2001: Tie-down roping runner-up at the Copenhagen Cup Finale (Las Vegas); won tie-down roping titles at Rodeo Houston and Puyallup (Wash.) Fair Rodeo; won all-around title at Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo ★ ★ 2000: Won tie-down roping titles at the Days of‘47 Rodeo (Salt Lake City); the Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo; the Clovis (Calif.) Rodeo and the Clark County Fair & Rodeo (Logandale, Nev.). Won the all-around at Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days ★ ★ 1999: Won tie-down roping titles at the Grand National Rodeo (San Francisco) and the Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up; co-champion in tie-down roping at the American Royal Rodeo (Kansas City, Mo.) ★ ★ 1998: Won team roping title at the San Antonio (Texas) Stock Show & Rodeo with J.P. Wickett ★ ★ Texas Circuit steer roping champion, 1998, 2000, 2002-03, 2006-07; tie-down roping champion, 2002 ★ ★ Wrangler Timed Event Championship winner a record six times in 1998, 2003-04, 2006-07 and 2009; runner-up, 1997, 2008 Amateur National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Southwest Region tie-down roping champion, 1997-98 Awards Inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame on Jan. 10, 2008. Won the 2012 AQHA/PRCA Team Roping-Heading Horse of the Year Award with Lite My Dynamite“Sic Em’”and the 2002 AQHA Tie-down Roping Horse of the Year honors with Tinys Clipso“Tweeter.”His horse Real Cool Dual“Texaco”was voted the PRCA/AQHA’s second-best tie- down roping Horse of the Year in 2004 and 2006, while his horse Die Hard Romance“Roan Ranger”finished third in the steer roping Horse of the Year voting in 2006

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