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We’ve rounded up eight of the most legendary pro rodeo riders in rodeo history. Larry Mahan. Larry Mahan started on the rodeo circuit at the age of 14. Chris LeDoux. Casey Tibbs. Jim Shoulders. Tad Lucas. Ty Murray. Tuff Hedeman. Lane Frost.
Significant Accomplishments/Career Highlights Co-Founder of the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Ty Murray is the most accomplished roughstock rodeo athlete in the sport’s 100 year history. In 1998, Murray won his seventh All-Around World Championship title; an all-time world record in the sport of rodeo roughstock events.
Cooper Davis
Tuff Hedeman
Mason Lowe
J.B. Mauney
Derek Kolbaba
Trevor Brazile
Bushwacker is currently owned by Julio Moreno of Julio Moreno Bucking Bulls. Now retired, he is used for natural breeding and may have as many as 20 cows with him in the spring.
At the PBR, the rankest bulls earn $1,000 dollars per out plus bonuses, usually for less than eight seconds of bucking. The Bucking Bull of the Year wins $50,000 and a trailer.
Bull Riding : Bull riders , who might not weigh more than 150 pounds, place a flat braided rope around a bull that weighs almost 2000 pounds. The bull rope is placed around the animal, just behind its shoulders. Regardless, cowboys do it, fans love it and bull riding ranks as one of rodeo’s most popular events.
Otherwise known as a steer wrestler, this is the cowboy who wrestles the steer to the ground. Bullfighter: After each bull ride, this person distracts the bull so the cowboy can escape the arena safely.
Bull Riding Salary
Annual Salary | Weekly Pay | |
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Top Earners | $49,000 | $942 |
75th Percentile | $39,000 | $750 |
Average | $36,287 | $697 |
25th Percentile | $26,000 | $500 |