Bull Riding Hall of Fame

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Bull Riding Hall of Fame
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Established2012
Location Cowtown Coliseum
Fort Worth Stockyards
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Type Hall of Fame
Website Bull Riding Hall of Fame

The Bull Riding Hall of Fame, located at Cowtown Coliseum in the Fort Worth Stockyards in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, is a hall of fame for the sport of bull riding. [1] It is incorporated as a non-profit organization in the State of Texas, and created to "recognize, memorialize, and applaud the bull riders, bullfighters, bulls, stock contractors, events, and individuals who have made a historic contribution and attained stellar performance in the sport." Membership is open to fans worldwide. [1]

Contents

The Bull Riding Hall of Fame intends to honor all of the bull riding champions. [2] But the hall also has other goals to preserve the history of bull riding, housing "inductee exhibits, accomplishments, photos, videos, personal effects and much more". The Bull Riding Hall of Fame has four categories of induction: Bull Riders, Bull Fighters, Bulls, and Legends. [2]

The inaugural class of inductions was in 2015. [3] The hall opened its doors to the public in 2016. [4] [5]

History

The founders created the Bull Riding Hall of Fame, Inc., "to recognize bull riders, bull fighters, bulls, organizations, competitive events, and stock contractors that have achieved the ultimate level of performance in the sport of bull riding." [6] The organization's activities include historical presentation, visitor education, event hosting, and managing via multiple committees. [6]

The founders were involved in overseeing the building of the foundation hall, and also maintaining the Bull Riding Hall of Fame museum at Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth. [7] Husband and wife team, Bill and Tammi Putnam, were co-founders and on the board of directors.

Organization

The Bull Riding Hall of Fame Museum is located at Cowtown Coliseum, Fort Worth Stockyards, Fort Worth, Texas. [7]

One class of nominees is inducted into the hall each year. Inductees are selected by the nominations and votes of Members, which includes Inductees. [2] Annual and Lifetime memberships along with Gold Rowel Partnerships are available for individuals, couples, companies and organizations. [8] Sponsors can be an individual, couple, organization, or corporation. [9]

From 2015 through 2019, the annual induction ceremony was held at Cowtown Coliseum. Since 2020, it has been held at Billy Bob's Texas.

List of Inductees

The Bull Riding Hall of Fame has inducted individuals from the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA), International Professional Rodeo Association (IPRA), and Professional Bull Riders (PBR).

The inductees, human and animal, are among the most notable individuals and organizations in the sport. [3]

More than half of them are also inductees of the ProRodeo Hall of Fame, including bullfighter Wick Peth. [10] [11] Others include PRCA bull rider Lane Frost, [12] famous for his duel with Red Rock in the Challenge of the Champions.

From the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) there are several Ring of Honor holders from the Heroes and Legends Celebration which is the PBR equivalent of a Hall of Fame. Chris Shivers, a holder of several records in the PBR and a 2013 Ring of Honor holder. [13] Another Ring of Honor holder is bull rider Tuff Hedeman, one of the riders who conquered Bodacious. [13] [14] Hedeman competed in the PRCA and the PBR. He is also in the ProRodeo Hall of Fame. [15]

Out of the three bulls that have been inducted as of 2017, two of them are also in the ProRodeo Hall of Fame. Tornado was inducted in 1979. [16] Bodacious was inducted in 1999. [17] [18] Bodacious was the only bull to win the PRCA Bucking Bull of the Year and the PBR World Champion Bull titles in 1995, until Bruiser did it in 2017. [19] [20]

2015 Inaugural Inductees

InducteeBirthdateDeathdateInduction Category
Don Gay September 8, 1953LivingBull Rider
Jim Shoulders May 13, 1928June 20, 2007Bull Rider
Warren G. Brown January 18, 1921March 20, 1987Bull Rider
Harry TompkinsOctober 5, 1927June 29, 2018Bull Rider
George PaulMarch 3, 1947July 30, 1970Bull Rider
Larry Mahan November 21, 1943May 7, 2023Bull Rider
Skipper Voss March 15, 1944LivingBull Fighter
Wick PethApril 15, 1930December 27, 2019Bull Fighter
George Paul Memorial Bull Riding N/AN/ALegend
Mesquite Rodeo - Neal GayJune 25, 1926August 11, 2022Legend
V-61 Circa 19621974Bull

Source: [3]

2016 Inductees

InducteeBirthdateDeathdateInduction Category
Myrtis Dightman May 7, 1935LivingBull Rider
John QuintanaDecember 3, 1947March 25, 2013Bull Rider
Gary LeffewSeptember 23, 1944LivingBull Rider
Jim "Razor" Sharp October 6, 1965LivingBull Rider
Terry Don WestOctober 7, 1965LivingBull Rider
Jack WisemanNovember 5, 1943December 1, 2015Bull Rider
Tuff Hedeman March 2, 1963LivingBull Rider
Kajun Kidd (D. J. Gaudin)October 28, 1929June 11, 2015Bull Fighter
Harry VoldJanuary 29, 1924March 13, 2017Legend
Steiner Rodeo Co.N/AN/ALegend
Tornado 19571972Bull

Source: [3]

2017 Inductees

InducteeBirthdateDeathdateInduction Category
Denny Flynn April 21, 1951LivingBull Rider
Bill KornellMarch 13, 1944LivingBull Rider
Dick GriffithSeptember 13, 1913August 10, 1984Bull Rider
Chris Shivers December 30, 1978LivingBull Rider
Randy MagersMay 5, 1945LivingBull Rider
Lane Frost October 12, 1963July 30, 1989Bull Rider
Rob Smets September 11, 1959LivingBull Fighter
Clem McSpadden November 9, 1925July 7, 2008Legend
Bob Tallman October 25, 1947LivingLegend
Bodacious 1988May 16, 2000Bull

Source: [3]

2018 Inductees

InducteeBirthdateDeathdateInduction Category
Ronnie RossenJuly 7, 1937August 16, 1991Bull Rider
Ty Murray October 11, 1969LivingBull Rider
Glen BirdNovember 10, 1945LivingBull Rider
Wacey CatheyJune 29, 1953LivingBull Rider
Jerome Davis August 10, 1972LivingBull Rider
Ted Nuce January 19, 1961LivingBull Rider
Bob WegnerMarch 10, 1934March 30, 2014Bull Rider
Miles HareAugust 17, 1955LivingBull Fighter
Ferrell ButlerOctober 16, 1936LivingLegend
Cotton Rosser - Flying U RodeoAugust 5, 1928June 22, 2022Legend
Oscar 1983Bull

Source: [3]

2019 Inductees

InducteeBirthdateDeathdateInduction Category
Butch KirbyApril 24, 1955LivingBull Rider
Charlie Sampson [21] July 2, 1957LivingBull Rider
Bobby SteinerNovember 27, 1951LivingBull Rider
Jerome RobinsonOctober 16, 1947January 9, 2022Bull Rider
Ken RobertsJanuary 22, 1918September 13, 1975Bull Rider
Bobby BergerJune 22, 1945LivingBull Rider
Cody CusterAugust 30, 1965LivingBull Rider
Leon CoffeeOctober 11, 1954LivingBull Fighter
Beutler Rodeo CompanyN/AN/ALegend
Jerry GustafsonLivingLegend
Old Spec1953Bull [22]

Source: [3]

2020 Inductees

InducteeBirthdateDeathdateInduction CategoryRefs
Bobby DelVecchioMarch 20, 1957LivingBull Rider [23]
Justin McBride August 7, 1979LivingBull Rider [24] [25]
Marvin Paul ShouldersFebruary 27, 1951LivingBull Rider [26]
Doug BrownMarch 8, 1946LivingBull Rider [27]
Sandy KirbyApril 8, 1949LivingBull Rider [28]
Smokey SnyderJune 1, 1908October 24, 1965Bull Rider [29]
Adriano Morães April 20, 1970LivingBull Rider [30]
Joe BaumgartnerSeptember 9, 1966LivingBull Fighter [31]
Lecile HarrisNovember 6, 1936February 12, 2020Legend [32] [33]
Hadley BarrettSeptember 18, 1929March 2, 2017Legend [34]
Bushwacker June 1, 2006July 2, 2024Bull [35]

Source: [3]

2021 Inductees

InducteeBirthdateDeathdateInduction CategoryRefs
Michael GaffneyJuly 4, 1969LivingBull Rider [36] [37]
Ben JordanNovember 30, 1931March 19, 2022Bull Rider [38]
Mike WhiteSeptember 26, 1976LivingBull Rider [39]
John ClarkJune 18, 1936June 8, 2025Bull Rider
Duane HowardAugust 2, 1933October 1, 2015Bull Rider
Phil Lyne January 18, 1947LivingBull Rider [40]
Willie ThomasJanuary 30, 1930April 24, 2020Bull Rider [41]
Clint BrangerApril 7, 1964LivingBull Rider [42]
Quail Dobbs August 27, 1941January 15, 2014Bull Fighter [43]
Bad Company RodeoLegend [44]
Red Rock 1976June 8, 1994Bull [45]

Source: [3]

2022 Inductees

InducteeBirthdateDeathdateInduction Category
J.W. Harris July 14, 1986LivingBull Rider
Guilherme Marchi July 22, 1982LivingBull Rider
Cody HartApril 20, 1978LivingBull Rider
Ed LeTourneauSeptember 18, 1935LivingBull Rider
Scott Mendes July 4, 1969LivingBull Rider
Troy DunnMay 8, 1967LivingBull Rider
Matt AustinSeptember 3, 1982LivingBull Rider
Billy Minick January 10, 1939LivingBull Rider
Rex DunnDecember 31, 1955October 8, 2012Bull Fighter
Bryan McDonaldOctober 10LivingLegend
Little Yellow Jacket August 20, 1996September 19, 2011Bull

Source: [3]

2023 Inductees

InducteeBirthdateDeathdateInduction Category
Cody Snyder March 28, 1963LivingBull Rider [46]
Rickey LindseySeptember 16, 1960LivingBull Rider [47]
Dickey CoxJuly 12, 1939March 20, 2015Bull Rider [48]
Kenny Wilcox1954LivingBull Rider [49]
John "Stormy" GloorJuly 16, 1952November 16, 2019Bull Rider [50]
Ronnie Bowman1941LivingBull Rider [51]
R.C. Bales1930LivingBull Rider [52]
Rick ChatmanMay 1, 1956March 25, 2014Bull Fighter [53]
Cody Lambert December 2, 1961LivingLegend
Bernis JohnsonSeptember 19, 1932October 27, 2022Legend [54]
Cowtown19781993Bull [55] [56]

Source: [3]

2024 Inductees

InducteeBirthdateDeathdateInduction Category
Johnie Schneider1904April 4, 1982Bull Rider
J.B. Mauney January 9, 1987LivingBull Rider
Pete GayMarch 2, 1952LivingBull Rider
J.W. HartMarch 28, 1975LivingBull Rider
Gene Lyda June 20, 1947LivingBull Rider
Kody Lostroh September 18, 1985LivingBull Rider
Ricky BolinNovember 24, 1958LivingBull Rider
Frank NewsomOctober 28LivingBull Fighter
Roy CarterNovember 25, 1961LivingLegend
Chad BergerAugust 16LivingLegend
Bruiser March 2, 2011May 17, 2022Bull

Source: [3]

2025 Inductees

InducteeBirthdateDeathdateInduction Category
Aaron SemasSeptember 1, 1966LivingBull Rider
Blue StoneMay 26, 1978March 13, 2022Bull Rider
Bill NelsonLivingBull Rider
Glen McIlvainAugust 18, 1960LivingBull Rider
Mike BandyLivingBull Rider
Silvano AlvesNovember 23, 1987LivingBull Rider
Cody HancockJune 20, 1975LivingBull Rider
Seth "Shorty" GorhamAugust 19, 1978LivingBull Fighter
Dr. Tandy FreemanNovember 24, 1957LivingLegend
Flint Rasmussen January 25, 1968LivingLegend
Pacific Bell April 1, 19811993Bull

Source: [3]

See also

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