PRCA Media Guide - Cowboys Part 2

★ ★ 2004: Won his third consecutive all-around title with $251,170 in earnings, becoming the first cowboy to do so sinceTy Murray (1989-91). At theWrangler NFR, he placed in the first three rounds of the tie-down roping (including first in the third round with a time of 7.7 seconds) and in the first round of the team roping to sew up the all-around title; finished ninth in the world in tie-down roping with $119,260. Won all-around titles at the Parker County Sheriff’s Posse Frontier Days Rodeo (Weatherford, Texas) and the Puyallup (Wash.) Rodeo. Won the Tour round at Rodeo Austin (Texas) in tie-down roping; theTour Round and average title at the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo and the Central Wyoming Fair and Rodeo (Casper) ★ ★ 2003: Becomes second contestant to qualify for the Wrangler NFR in four events (tie-down roping, steer roping, team roping-header and team roping-heeler), joining Dale Smith, who qualified in the same four events; won his second consecutive world all-around title, becoming the first back-to-back winner since Joe Beaver from 1995-96. Qualified in two events for Winter Tour Finale (Omaha, Neb.); was high-point winner in tie-down roping on the SummerTour.Tie-down roping horse“Rock”and team roping horse“Buddy”finished second in AQHA Horse of the Year contest. Won all-around titles at the Walker County Fair Rodeo (Huntsville, Texas) ★ ★ 2002: Won his first world all-around title, along with AA titles at the NationalWestern Stock Show& Rodeo (Denver); the Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo; the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo and Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days.Won tie-down roping titles at the National Western Stock Show & Rodeo (Denver); the Greeley (Colo.) Stampede and the San Angelo (Texas) Rodeo. Won the team roping title at Colorado State Fair (Pueblo) with Allen Bach; won the steer roping title at Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo. Earned $79,157 and placed third in tie-down roping at the Wrangler NFR; earned $15,446 and placed fourth at the National Finals Steer Roping (Amarillo, Texas) ★ ★ 2001: Tie-down roping runner-up at the Copenhagen Cup Finale (Las Vegas); won tie-down roping titles at Rodeo Houston and Puyallup (Wash.) Fair Rodeo; won all-around title at Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo ★ ★ 2000: Won tie-down roping titles at the Days of‘47 Rodeo (Salt Lake City); the Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo; the Clovis (Calif.) Rodeo and the Clark County Fair & Rodeo (Logandale, Nev.). Won the all-around at Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days ★ ★ 1999: Won tie-down roping titles at the Grand National Rodeo (San Francisco) and the Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up; co-champion in tie-down roping at the American Royal Rodeo (Kansas City, Mo.) ★ ★ 1998: Won team roping title at the San Antonio (Texas) Stock Show & Rodeo with J.P. Wickett Amateur National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Southwest Region tie-down roping champion, 1997-98 Awards Inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame on Jan. 10, 2008. Won the 2012 AQHA/PRCA Team Roping-Heading Horse of the Year Award with Lite My Dynamite“Sic ‘Em”and the 2002 AQHA Tie-down Roping Horse of the Year honors with Tinys Clipso“Tweeter.”His horse Real Cool Dual“Texaco”was voted the PRCA/AQHA’s second-best tie- down roping Horse of the Year in 2004 and 2006, while his horse Die Hard Romance“Roan Ranger”finished third in the steer roping horse of the year voting in 2006 Personal 5-11, 170 ... Wife, Shada, is a barrel racer who qualified for the Wrangler NFR in 2013; son Treston (born Dec. 1, 2007); daughters, Style (born April 1, 2010) and Swayzi (born Sept. 1, 2015) ... Hobbies include training horses … Father Jimmy was a four-time qualifier for the National Finals Steer Roping (1979-80, 1982-83), and his mother Glenda competed in women’s rodeos … Played basketball at Krum (Texas) High School ... Appeared on NBC’s“Today Show” as part of a special segment on April 28, 2006. He was profiled in Parade Magazine’s Nov. 30, 2008, edition of“In Step With by James Brady.”

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