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| Established | 1995 |
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| Location | 250 Main Street, P.O. Box 137, Medora, ND 58645-0137 |
| Type | Hall of fame |
| Website | NDCHF |
The North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame is a cowboy hall of fame. Established in 1995, the hall of fame endeavors to preserve and uphold the historic and modern western lifestyle throughout the state as it pertains to Native Americans, rodeo, and ranching. [1]
| Last Name | First Name | Category | Inducted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aber | Bob | Rodeo Arena | 2010 |
| Albers | Theodore (Ted) | Pre-1940 Ranching | 2003 |
| Appledoorn | Franklin "Tex" | Modern-era Rodeo | 2003 |
| Armstrong | Dean | Modern-era Rodeo | 1999 |
| Baird | Phil | Legacy Award | 2016 |
| Baker | Paige Sr. | Modern-era Ranching | 1999 |
| Baker | Henry "Hank" | Pre-1940 Rodeo | 2013 |
| Barnhart | Leslie "Jim" | Rodeo Producer | 2005 |
| Barr Roberts | Margaret | Pre-1940 Ranching | 2003 |
| Bell | Angus W. | Pre-1940 Ranching | 2012 |
| Berger | Joe | Rodeo Arena | 2016 |
| Bird | Ben | Pre-1940 Ranching | 2000 |
| Bohnsack | Freida | Pre-1940 Ranching | 2002 |
| Breuer | Almit | Modern-era Rodeo | 2007 |
| Bruington | George | Pre-1940 Rodeo | 2002 |
| Burnstad | Christen | Pre-1940 Ranching | 2015 |
| Burr | Newton Sr. | Modern-era Rodeo | 2012 |
| Campbell | Archie | Pre-1940 Ranching | 2011 |
| Carson | Monty | Modern-era Rodeo | 2016 |
| Charging | George | Pre-1940 Rodeo | 2008 |
| Chase | Emanuel | Modern-era Rodeo | 1999 |
| Chase | Jack | Modern-era Rodeo | 2006 |
| Chase | Joe | Modern-era Rodeo | 1999 |
| Chase | Emerson | Rodeo Arena | 2014 |
| Christensen, DVM | George | Leaders of Ranching & Rodeo | 2001 |
| Christensen | Vic | Pre-1940 Ranching | 1998 |
| Christophersen | Bob | Modern-era Rodeo | 2012 |
| Clark | Elmer J. | Pre-1940 Rodeo | 2001 |
| Connolly | William | Pre-1940 Ranching | 2008 |
| Cook | Rex | Leaders of Ranching & Rodeo | 2010 |
| Cornell | Frederick Louis "Ted" | Arts & Entertainment | 1999 |
| Crowley | Matt | Pre-1940 Ranching | 2010 |
| Cullen | Pearl | Leaders of Ranching & Rodeo | 2002 |
| Dahl | Jack | Modern-era Ranching | 2004 |
| Danielson | Russ | Legacy Award | 2013 |
| Davis | Leonard | Pre-1940 Ranching | 2006 |
| de Mores | Marquis | Great Westerner | 2013 |
| Defender | George | Pre-1940 Rodeo | 2001 |
| Dvirnak | Alick | Modern-era Ranching | 2008 |
| Eck | Virginia "Ginny" | Legacy Award | 2015 |
| Ehr | Wilfred Jr. "Sonny" | Modern-era Rodeo | 2001 |
| Fenton | George | Modern-era Ranching | 2009 |
| Fernandez | Perfecto | Pre-1940 Ranching | 2009 |
| Fiske | Frank Bennett | Arts & Entertainment | 2001 |
| Follis | William J. "Bill" | Pre-1940 Ranching | 2000 |
| Fox | Angus | Modern-era Rodeo | 2009 |
| Fox | Guy | Pre-1940 Rodeo | 2011 |
| Fredericks | John Jr. "Buzz" | Modern-era Rodeo | 2010 |
| Fredericks | Pete | Modern-era Rodeo | 1999 |
| Gabbert | Alvin R. | Modern-era Rodeo | 2005 |
| Gardner | George | Rodeo Producer | 2003 |
| Gjermundson | Brad | Modern-era Rodeo | 2009 |
| Goldsberry | Harris | Modern-era Ranching | 2002 |
| Goodall | John W. | Pre-1940 Ranching | 1999 |
| Gore | Scott | Pre-1940 Rodeo | 2002 |
| Grantier | Jay | Pre-1940 Ranching | 2001 |
| Greenwood | Dale | Leaders of Ranching & Rodeo | 2016 |
| Griffin | Melvin | Pre-1940 Rodeo | 2009 |
| Gullickson | Maude | Modern-era Rodeo | 2011 |
| Hadden | William Roscoe "Bill" | Pre-1940 Rodeo | 2014 |
| Hall | Mervel | Modern-era Rodeo | 2008 |
| Hall | Edward S. | Pre-1940 Ranching | 2005 |
| Hall-Davy | Audrey | Arts & Entertainment | 2016 |
| Hamann | Bill | Leaders of Ranching & Rodeo | 2004 |
| Hansen | Douglas A. | Modern-era Rodeo | 2015 |
| Hart | Don | Cowboy Longrider | 2006 |
| Hecker (Lennick) | Joan | Modern-era Rodeo | 2015 |
| Henderson | Earl | Pre-1940 Ranching | 2004 |
| Herman | Wayne | Modern-era Rodeo | 2014 |
| Hovde | John | Cowboy Longrider | 2009 |
| Howard | Duane | Modern-era Rodeo | 1998 |
| Huidekoper | A.C. | Pre-1940 Ranching | 1998 |
| Jefferies | James P. "Jim" | Leaders of Ranching & Rodeo | 2006 |
| Jefferies | Arthur (A.N.) | Pre-1940 Ranching | 2016 |
| Johnston | Ben | Pre-1940 Rodeo | 2015 |
| Johnston | Jim | Modern-era Rodeo | 2004 |
| Johnston | Andrew | Pre-1940 Ranching | 2006 |
| Jorgenson | Dale | Modern-era Rodeo | 2002 |
| Kennedy | Angus Sr. | Pre-1940 Ranching | 1998 |
| Keogh | Brooks | Modern-era Ranching | 2003 |
| Keogh | Frank P. | Pre-1940 Ranching | 1999 |
| Krueger | Kenneth | Pre-1940 Rodeo | 2016 |
| Kubik | Frank, Jr. | Modern-era Ranching | 2001 |
| L'Amour | Louis | Arts & Entertainment | 1998 |
| Larson | Jake | Modern-era Ranching | 2007 |
| LaSotta | Alex | Pre-1940 Rodeo | 2003 |
| Leakey | John | Pre-1940 Ranching | 1998 |
| Leland | Melvin | Modern-era Ranching | 2012 |
| Link | Arthur | Great Westerner | 2009 |
| Linseth | Lynn | Modern-era Rodeo | 2013 |
| Lowman | Bill | Arts & Entertainment | 2013 |
| Luger | Raymond "Butch" | Modern-era Ranching | 2005 |
| Marshall | Frank | Pre-1940 Rodeo | 2003 |
| McCarty | Badlands Bill | Rodeo Producer | 2004 |
| McCormick | Gene | Modern-era Rodeo | 2000 |
| McLeod | Robert | Pre-1940 Rodeo | 2006 |
| Moore | Andy | Cowboy Longrider | 2014 |
| Moore | Richard | Pre-1940 Ranching | 2014 |
| Mrnak | James Earl | Modern-era Ranching | 2015 |
| Nelson | Alvin | Modern-era Rodeo | 1998 |
| Neuens | Evelyn | Legacy Award | 2005 |
| Neuens | Walt | Pre-1940 Rodeo | 2004 |
| Northrop | Earl | Leaders of Ranching & Rodeo | 2001 |
| Northrop | Bruce | Modern-era Rodeo | 2011 |
| O'Neil | Norman "Peg" | Rodeo Arena | 2012 |
| Olson | Harry | Modern-era Rodeo | 2007 |
| Olstad | Elnar | Arts & Entertainment | 2004 |
| Pelissier | Louis | Pre-1940 Rodeo | 2000 |
| Pelissier | Pete | Pre-1940 Rodeo | 2012 |
| Perry | LeRoy "Bud" | Modern-era Ranching | 2013 |
| Piehl | Walter, Sr. | Leaders of Ranching & Rodeo | 2012 |
| Pope | Stanley | Modern-era Ranching | 2014 |
| Quilliam | John F. "Johnny" | Pre-1940 Rodeo | 2007 |
| Reich | Delvin | Modern-era Rodeo | 2001 |
| Rhoades | Sam | Rodeo Producer | 2007 |
| Rindt | Robert "Cowboy Bob" | Arts & Entertainment | 2010 |
| Roosevelt | Theodore | Great Westerner | 1999 |
| Schafer | Harold | Legacy Award | 2013 |
| Schaff | Joseph | Modern-era Ranching | 2016 |
| Schnell | Ray Sr. | Great Westerner | 2000 |
| Schnell | Willard | Legacy Award | 2009 |
| Selland | Lee | Modern-era Rodeo | 2010 |
| Solberg | Olaf J. "Ole" | Modern-era Ranching | 2000 |
| Solberg | Tom | Modern-era Rodeo | 2013 |
| Stevenson | Donald | Pre-1940 Ranching | 2007 |
| Stevenson | John "J.C." | Rodeo Producer | 2001 |
| Stuber | Roger | Modern-era Ranching | 2011 |
| Sundby | Ed | Modern-era Rodeo | 2016 |
| Tallon | Cy | Arts & Entertainment | 2000 |
| Taylor | William "Bill" | Pre-1940 Ranching | 2002 |
| Tescher | Jim | Modern-era Rodeo | 1998 |
| Tescher | Tom | Modern-era Rodeo | 1998 |
| Tomac | Steve "The Senator" | Rodeo Arena | 2008 |
| Tyler | Marie | Cowboy Longrider | 2011 |
| Uhlman Kellogg | Lettie L. | Pre-1940 Ranching | 2013 |
| Voigt | Andrew | Pre-1940 Ranching | 2001 |
| Wanna | Howard | Pre-1940 Rodeo | 2010 |
| Weekes | James Frances "Jim" | Leaders of Ranching & Rodeo | 2008 |
| Weinberger | Jerry | Modern-era Rodeo | 2014 |
| Wetzstein | Frank | Rodeo Producer | 2005 |
| Wicks | Joe | Pre-1940 Rodeo | 2005 |
| Anchor Ranch | Ranch | 2008 | |
| Anchors Aweigh #00 | Rodeo Livestock | 2012 | |
| Birdhead Ranch | Ranch | 2002 | |
| Brooks Hereford Ranch | Ranch | 2014 | |
| Blaisdell Rodeo Club | Special Achievement | 2014 | |
| Cannonball Ranch | Ranch | 1999 | |
| Dickinson | Match of Champions | Special Achievement | 1999 |
| Double Jeopardy #08 | Rodeo Livestock | 2010 | |
| Eaton Ranch-Towner | Ranch | 2001 | |
| Eaton's Custer Trail Ranch | Ranch | 2000 | |
| Fettig Brothers Rodeo | Rodeo Producer | 2000 | |
| Fifty Years in the Saddle | Special Achievement | 2009 | |
| Figure Four #4 | Rodeo Livestock | 2002 | |
| Kennedy Ranch | Ranch | 2016 | |
| Killdeer Mountain Roundup Rodeo | Special Achievement | 1998 | |
| Little Yellow Jacket #61 | Rodeo Livestock | 2006 | |
| Home on the Range | Champions Ride | Special Achievement | 2000 |
| Long X Ranch | Ranch | 2004 | |
| Mandan Rodeo | Special Achievement | 2006 | |
| Minot Y's Men's Rodeo | Special Achievement | 2003 | |
| ND Winter Show Rodeo | Special Achievement | 2011 | |
| Nelson Sunrise Ranch | Ranch | 2003 | |
| Old Fitzgerald #22 | Rodeo Livestock | 2001 | |
| Old Shep #22 | Rodeo Livestock | 2000 | |
| Price Ranch | Ranch | 2012 | |
| Red Pepper #v34 | Rodeo Livestock | 2008 | |
| Sakakawea | Great Westerner | 2001 | |
| Sanish Rodeo | Special Achievement | 2001 | |
| Silha | Russ | Modern-era Ranching | 2010 |
| Sitting Bull | Great Westerner | 2005 | |
| Skoal's Centennial #L2 | Rodeo Livestock | 2014 | |
| Taylor Ranch | Ranch | 2010 | |
| Tibor Brothers | Arts & Entertainment | 2007 | |
| VVV Ranch | Weinreis Brothers | Ranch | 2006 |
| War Paint #18 | Rodeo Livestock | 2016 | |
| Whiz Bang #2 | Rodeo Livestock | 2004 | |
| Parker | Clarence | Great Westerner | 2017 |
| Christensen | Paul | Cowboy Longrider | 2017 |
| Birdsall | Herb | Pre-1940 Ranching | 2017 |
| Connolly | James | Modern-era Ranching | 2017 |
| Sorenson | Leo | Pre-1940 Rodeo | 2017 |
| Bonogofsky-Pickett | Brenda Lee | Modern-era Rodeo | 2017 |
| Jorgenson | Denver | Modern-era Rodeo | 2017 |
| White Earth Valley Saddle Club | Special Achievement | 2017 | |
| Berger | Chad | Rodeo Arena | 2018 |
| Dahl | Dave | Pre-1970 Rodeo | 2018 |
| Reich | Jack | Leaders of Ranching & Rodeo | 2018 |
| Sandvick | Larry | Modern-era Rodeo | 2018 |
| Jorgenson | Nevada | Modern-era Rodeo | 2018 |
| Olson Ranch | Ranch | 2018 | |
| Murray | Ralph | Modern-era Ranching | 2018 |
| Weekes | Steve | Pre-1940 Ranching | 2018 |
| Top Hand | Rodeo Livestock | 2018 | |
| Nelson | Kaye | Legacy Award | 2019 |
| Martell | Charles Franklin | Pre-1940 Ranching | 2019 |
| Effertz | Gerald "Pat" | Modern-era Ranching | 2019 |
| Graham | Gary | Pre-1970 Rodeo | 2019 |
| Hermanson | Darrell | Modern-era Rodeo | 2019 |
| Hansen | Bob | Modern-era Rodeo | 2019 |
| Piehl, Jr. | Walter | Western Arts & Entertainment | 2019 |
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