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Rookie World Champions

EIght cowboys have won world championships their rookie years:

Harry Charters, steer wrestling, 1959 Bill Kornell, bull riding, 1963 (youngest bull riding world champion at 19 years, 9 months)

Roy Cooper, tie-down roping, 1976 Tee Woolman, team roping, 1980 Joe Beaver, tie-down roping, 1985 Sage Kimzey, bull riding, 2014 Stetson Wright, all-around, 2019 Haven Meged, tie-down roping, 2019

Rookies of the Year, By Event

* later became a world champion

1989 David Bailey, Tahlequah, Okla. 1990 Fred Whitfield, Cypress, Texas* 1991 Brent Lewis, Piñon, N.M. 1992 Rope Myers, Athens, Texas* 1993 Blair Burk, Durant, Okla. 1994 Cody Ohl, Orchard, Texas* 1995 Curt Lyons, Ardmore, Okla 1996 Shane Slack, Idabel, Okla. 1997 Mike White, Lake Charles, La.* 1998 Danell Tipton, Spencer, Okla. 1999 Cash Myers, Athens, Texas 2000 Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif.* 2001 Matt Robertson, Augusta, Mont. 2002 Will Lowe, Gardner, Kan.* 2003 Matt Austin, Wills Point, Texas* 2004 Clayton Foltyn, El Campo, Texas 2005 Steve Woolsey, Spanish Fork, Utah 2006 Cody James, Monticello, Ark. 2007 Brad Pierce, Snyder, Texas 2008 Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas* 2009 Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga.* 2010 Dylan Werner, Bushnell, Fla. 2010 was the last year the PRCA named an Overall Rookie of the Year. All-Around Rookie of the Year (** no All-Round Rookie was named or there is no record thereof) 1990 Dan Mortensen, Billings, Mont.* 1991 ** 1992 ** 1993 ** 1994 Marty Becker, Manyberries, Alberta 1995 Bubba Paschal, La Porte, Texas

Overall Rookie of the Year 1956 John W. Jones Sr., San Luis Obispo, Calif.* 1957 Bob A. Robinson, Tuttle, Idaho* 1958 Benny Reynolds, Melrose, Mont.* 1959 Harry Charters, Melba, Idaho* 1960 Larry Kane, Big Sandy, Mont. 1961 Kenny McLean, Okanagan Falls, British Columbia* 1962 Jim Houston, Omaha, Neb.* 1963 Bill Kornell, Salmon, Idaho* 1964 Jim Steen, Glenn’s Ferry, Idaho 1965 Dan Willis, Aquilla, Texas 1966 Tony Haberer, Muleshoe, Texas 1967 Jay Himes, Beulah, Colo. 1968 Bowie Wesley, Wildorado, Texas 1969 Phil Lyne, George West, Texas* 1970 Dick Aronson, Tempe, Ariz. 1971 Kent Youngblood, Lamesa, Texas 1972 Dave Brock, Goodland, Kan.* 1973 Bob Blandford, San Antonio, Texas 1974 Lee Phillips, Carseland, Alberta 1975 Don Smith, Kiowa, Okla. 1976 Roy Cooper, Durant, Okla.* 1977 Jimmy Cleveland, Hollis, Okla. 1978 Dee Pickett, Caldwell, Idaho* 1979 Jerry Jetton, Stephenville, Texas 1980 Jimmie Cooper, Monument, N.M.* 1981 John W. Jones Jr., Morro Bay, Calif.* 1982 Clark Hankins, Rocksprings, Texas

1983 Jacky Gibbs, Ivanhoe, Texas 1984 Sam Poutous, Julian, Calif. 1985 Joe Beaver, Victoria, Texas* 1986 Jim Sharp, Kermit, Texas* 1987 Tony Currin, Heppner, Ore. 1988 Ty Murray, Odessa, Texas*

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