PRCA All-Around Champion

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This is a list of PRCA All-Around Champions. The championship is awarded at the National Finals Rodeo by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association to the top all-around competitor. [1]

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YearCowboyHometownCountryRefs [a]
1929Earl ThodeBelvedere, South DakotaUnited States
1930 Clay Carr Visalia, CaliforniaUnited States
1931John SchneiderLivermore, CaliforniaUnited States
1932Donald NesbitSnowflake, ArizonaUnited States
1933Clay CarrVisalia, CaliforniaUnited States
1934Leonard WardTalent, OregonUnited States
1935 Everett Bowman Hillside, ArizonaUnited States
1936John BowmanOakdale, CaliforniaUnited States
1937Everett BowmanHillside, ArizonaUnited States
1938Burel MulkeySalmon, IdahoUnited States
1939Paul CarneyGaleton, ColoradoUnited States
1940Fritz TruanLong Beach, CaliforniaUnited States
1941Homer PettigrewGrady, New MexicoUnited States
1942 Gerald Roberts Strong City, KansasUnited States
1943 Louis Brooks Pittsburg, OklahomaUnited States
1944Louis BrooksPittsburg, OklahomaUnited States
1945n/a [a]
1946n/a [a]
1947Todd WhatleyHugo, OklahomaUnited States
1948Gerald RobertsStrong City, KansasUnited States
1949 Jim Shoulders Henryetta, OklahomaUnited States
1950 Bill Linderman Red Lodge, MontanaUnited States
1951 Casey Tibbs Fort Pierre, South DakotaUnited States
1952Harry TompkinsDublin, TexasUnited States
1953Bill LindermanRed Lodge, MontanaUnited States
1954Buck RutherfordLenapah, OklahomaUnited States
1955Casey TibbsFort Pierre, South DakotaUnited States
1956Jim ShouldersHenryetta, OklahomaUnited States
1957Jim ShouldersHenryetta, OklahomaUnited States
1958Jim ShouldersHenryetta, OklahomaUnited States
1959Jim ShouldersHenryetta, OklahomaUnited States
1960Harry TompkinsDublin, TexasUnited States
1961 Benny Reynolds Melrose, MontanaUnited States
1962Tom NesmithBethel, OklahomaUnited States
1963Dean OliverBoise, IdahoUnited States
1964Dean OliverBoise, IdahoUnited States
1965Dean OliverBoise, IdahoUnited States
1966 Larry Mahan Brooks, OregonUnited States
1967Larry MahanBrooks, OregonUnited States
1968Larry MahanSalem, OregonUnited States
1969Larry MahanSalem, OregonUnited States
1970Larry MahanBrooks, OregonUnited States
1971 Phil Lyne George West, TexasUnited States
1972Phil LyneGeorge West, TexasUnited States
1973Larry MahanDallas, TexasUnited States
1974 Tom R. Ferguson Miami, OklahomaUnited States
1975Tom R. FergusonMiami, Oklahoma (tie)United States
1975Leo CamarilloOakdale, California (tie)United States
1976Tom R. FergusonMiami, OklahomaUnited States
1977Tom R. FergusonMiami, OklahomaUnited States
1978Tom R. FergusonMiami, OklahomaUnited States
1979Tom R. FergusonMiami, OklahomaUnited States
1980Paul TierneyRapid City, South DakotaUnited States
1981Jimmie CooperMonument, New MexicoUnited States
1982Chris LybbertCoyote, CaliforniaUnited States
1983Johnny WhitworthChester, TexasUnited States
1984Dee PickettCaldwell, IdahoUnited States
1985 Lewis Feild Elk Ridge, UtahUnited States
1986Lewis FeildElk Ridge, UtahUnited States
1987Lewis FeildElk Ridge, UtahUnited States
1988Dave AppletonClermont, QueenslandAustralia
1989 Ty Murray Odessa, TexasUnited States
1990Ty MurrayStephenville, TexasUnited States
1991Ty MurrayStephenville, TexasUnited States
1992Ty MurrayStephenville, TexasUnited States
1993Ty MurrayStephenville, TexasUnited States
1994Ty MurrayStephenville, TexasUnited States
1995Joe BeaverHuntsville, TexasUnited States
1996Joe BeaverHuntsville, TexasUnited States
1997 Dan Mortensen Manhattan, MontanaUnited States
1998Ty MurrayStephenville, TexasUnited States
1999 Fred Whitfield Hockley, TexasUnited States
2000Joe BeaverHuntsville, TexasUnited States
2001Cody OhlStephenville, TexasUnited States
2002 Trevor Brazile Decatur, TexasUnited States
2003Trevor BrazileDecatur, TexasUnited States
2004Trevor BrazileDecatur, TexasUnited States
2005 Ryan Jarrett Summerville, GeorgiaUnited States
2006Trevor BrazileDecatur, TexasUnited States
2007Trevor BrazileDecatur, TexasUnited States
2008Trevor BrazileDecatur, TexasUnited States
2009Trevor BrazileDecatur, TexasUnited States
2010Trevor BrazileDecatur, TexasUnited States
2011Trevor BrazileDecatur, TexasUnited States
2012Trevor BrazileDecatur, TexasUnited States
2013Trevor BrazileDecatur, TexasUnited States
2014Trevor BrazileDecatur, TexasUnited States
2015Trevor BrazileDecatur, TexasUnited States
2016Junior NogueiraPresidente Prudente, São PauloBrazil
2017Tuf CooperWeatherford, TexasUnited States
2018Trevor BrazileDecatur, TexasUnited States [2]
2019Stetson WrightMilford, UtahUnited States [3]
2020Stetson WrightMilford, UtahUnited States [4]
2021Stetson WrightMilford, UtahUnited States [5]
2022Stetson WrightMilford, UtahUnited States [6]
2023Stetson WrightMilford, UtahUnited States [7]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Source for 1929 to 2017 is from Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association; note that 1945 and 1946 All-Around Champion is missing from their historical data, though champions for those years in all other categories are included. [1]

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