Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo
Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo is a rodeo that takes place in Colorado Springs, Colorado every July. It was sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) for many years, however, from 2014-17, it became unsanctioned. As of 2018, it is once again sanctioned by the PRCA. The rodeo dates back to 1937.[1][2] In 2008, it was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[3][4]
In 1923, the journalist and university professor Elmo Scott Watson, former staff writer for Colorado Springs Gazette and Telegraph, met the old-time cowboy Frank H. Maynard, who was working as a nightwatchman at the rodeo. Watson's article on Maynard, published in 1924, brought national attention to both men.[5]
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- ^ "Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame". Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- ^ Mario Aguirre (July 6, 2008). "Rodeo Heeding its own Advice: Event breaks from herd with new schedule". The Gazette (accessed via HighBeam Research). Colorado Springs, CO. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
- ^ Frank H. Maynard, Cowboy's Lament: A Life on the Open Range (Lubbock, Texas: Texas Tech University Press, 2010), p. 29, ISBN 978-0-89672-705-2