Ted Nuce

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Ted Nuce
Personal information
BornJanuary 19, 1961
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) (1986) [1]
Weight145 lb (66 kg) (1986) [1]
Sport
Sport Rodeo
Event Bull riding
Turned pro1982 [1]
Retired1996
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking1985 PRCA world champion bull rider [1]

Ted Nuce (born January 19, 1961) is an American former professional rodeo cowboy who specialized in bull riding. He was the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) World Champion bull rider in 1985, and was a co-founder of the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) in 1992. [1] [2] He won the inaugural PBR World Finals event in 1994. [3] [4] In his career, he qualified for the NFR 14 consecutive times from 1982 through 1995 and qualified for the first two PBR World Finals in 1994 and 1995.

A native of Escalon, California [5] (although he graduated from Manteca High School) [6] Nuce turned pro in 1982. [1] He was the champion of the PRCA California Circuit in bull riding in eight seasons: 1982, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1994. [4]

In September 1996, Nuce retired from bull riding. That October at the PBR World Finals, he was inducted into the PBR Ring of Honor, an award "given annually to individuals who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the sport of professional bull riding, both in and out of the arena." Nuce was one of the four inaugural honorees. [7] In 2009, he was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame. [8] In 2018, he was inducted into the Bull Riding Hall of Fame. [9]

Nuce was selected to be the coach for Team USA-Wolves, an all-Native American bull riding squad, for the 2020 PBR Global Cup in Arlington, Texas. [10]

In 2023, Nuce was ranked No. 18 on the list of the top 30 bull riders in PBR history. [11]

PRCA World Championship results

Results per the PRCA World Champions archive. [4]

YearFinishWinnings (US$)
19828th45,748
19839th51,027
19844th59,456
19851st107,872
19862nd115,218
19872nd101,494
19882nd89,233
19899th58,108
19906th70,964
19912nd96,271
199214th51,796
19933rd80,936
19946th91,965
199516th50,963

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