ProRodeo Hall of Fame
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The ProRodeo Hall of Fame is dedicated to the preservation of rodeo artifacts and continued interest in the sport. It is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and run by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association's board. It claims to be the "only museum in the world devoted exclusively to the sport of rodeo."[1]
The museum opened in August 1979. It was closed indefinitely in January 2005 due to financial issues.[2] It reopened again on April 9, 2005.[3] The hall gets 40,000-50,000 visitors each year.
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[edit] Inductees
[edit] Human
- Jim Shoulders
- Ty Murray, 7 time all-around champion
- Tuff Hedeman, 3 time PRCA Bull Riding Champion
- Charles Sampson, first African-American World Champion 1982
- Larry Mahan, 6 time All Around Champion
- Roy Cooper, Calf roping champ
- Slim Pickens, Actor/Rodeo Clown
- Ben Johnson, Steer Roper/Oscar Winning Actor
- Lane Frost, 1987 World Champion Bull Rider
- Casey Tibbs, saddle bronc rider/Actor
- Don Gay, 8 time Bullriding champ
- Lewis Feild, 3 Time All-Around Champion, 2 Time Bareback Champion
[edit] Horse
- Scamper, Barrel racing, inducted 1996.[4]
[edit] Bull
- Bodacious, Bull Riding, inducted in 1999.[5][6]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ ProRodeo Hall of Fame
- ^ Article from the San Francisco Chronicle's website
- ^ Article from American Western magazine
- ^ Pro-Rodeo Hall of Fame, Scamper, retrieved April 27, 2011.
- ^ Life and Times of a Superstar
- ^ Tuff Hedeman vs. Bodacious
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