2020 Media Guide - Awards

Linderman Award

Focusing on improving his steer wrestling skills paid off for Josh Frost in 2019. The Randlett, Utah, cowboy earned $2,067 in that event, $119,561 in bull riding and $8,281 in tie-down roping, making him the runaway winner for the 2019 Linderman Award. “It has been one of my goals for a while to win the Linderman,”said Frost, 24. “It’s a prestigious award. I have (tie-down) roped my whole life, but I was never able to qualify (for the Linderman) with my steer wrestling. But I practiced a bunch this winter and it made a difference, then I qualified for steer wrestling in the summer.” To be eligible for the Linderman Award, a cowboy must win at least $1,000 in three events, including one roughstock and one timed event. Josh’s biggest payday in bull riding came at the San Antonio Stock

Show and Rodeo when he after earning $22,500. He also had strong performances at the Farm-City Pro Rodeo in Hermiston, Ore., and the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo, earning $6,303 and $6,282, respectively. Josh clinched his qualification for the Linderman Award in steer wrestling when he earned $1,290 by finishing fourth with a 4.1-second run at the Golden Spike Rodeo in Tremonton, Utah. “Winning this award is not something very many people can do,”Frost said.“You really have to be a cowboy to not only compete, but to win money on both ends of the arena.” The distinguished PRCA award is named after ProRodeo Hall of Fame cowboy Bill Linderman. Linderman won six world championships, two in the all-around (1950 and1953), two in saddle bronc riding (1945 and 1950), one in bareback riding (1943) and one in steer wrestling (1950). KyleWhitaker won the last four-consecutive Linderman Awards and has received a PRCA-record of 10 in his career. Frost is the second member of his family to capture the honor, as his older brother, Joe Frost, captured it in 2014. In 2019, Josh made his Wrangler National Finals Rodeo debut in bull riding, thanks to finishing 10th in the 2019 regular season with $119,561.

Linderman Award, By Year

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

Lewis Feild, Elk Ridge, Utah

1966 1967

Benny Reynolds, Melrose, Mont. Kenny McLean, Okanagan Falls, British Columbia

Bernie Smyth Jr., Crossfield, Alberta Casey Minton, Redwood Valley, Calif.

(no contestant qualified) Chuck Kite, Montfort, Wis.

1968 1969

Paul Mayo, Grinnell, Iowa

Kenny McLean, Okanagan Falls, British Columbia

(no contestant qualified) 1997-98 Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb. 1999 Dan Erickson, La Junta, Colo. 2000-01 Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D. 2002 Dan Erickson, La Junta, Colo. 2003 Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb. 2004 Mike Outhier, Utopia, Texas 2005-06 Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb. 2007 Mike Outhier, Utopia, Texas 2008-10 Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla. 2011 Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb. 2012 Kyle Thomson, Lundbreck, Alberta 2013 Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla. 2014 Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah 2015-18 Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb. 2019 Josh Frost, Roosevelt, Utah

1970-72

Phil Lyne, George West, Texas

1971 Phil Lyne, George West, Texas 1973-74 Bob Blandford, San Antonio, Texas 1975 ChipWhitaker, Chambers, Neb. 1976 Phil Lyne, Artesia Wells, Texas 1977-79 ChipWhitaker, Chambers, Neb. 1980 Steve Bland, Trent, Texas 1981 Lewis Feild, Peoa, Utah 1982 Tom Eirikson, Innisfail, Alberta 1983-84 Marty Melvin, Holabird, S.D. 1985 Tom Eirikson, Innisfail, Alberta 1986 Bob Schall, Arlee, Mont. 1987 Tom Eirikson, Priddis, Alberta 1988 Lewis Feild, Elk Ridge, Utah 1989 Philip Haugen, Williston, N.D. 1990 Bernie Smyth Jr., Crossfield, Alberta

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