PRORODEO Media Guide - 2025

PRORODEO HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES, BY CATEGORY Note: The Notables and Lifetime Achievement categories were merged in 2010; Women’s Professional Rodeo Association barrel racers and barrel racing horses were added to the Hall in 2017.

* Bob Wegner, 2015 * Frank Schneider, 2012 Ted Nuce, 2009 * Ronnie Rossen, 2007 Jim Sharp, 2006 Gary Leffew, 2002 Richard “Tuff” Hedeman, 1997 Charles Sampson, 1996 * Johnie Schneider, 1992

Bud Munroe, 2007 Joe Marvel, 2005 * Alvin Nelson, 2004 * Dennis Reiners, 2003 * Guy Weeks, 2001 Mel Hyland, 1999 Brad Gjermundson, 1995 Monty Henson, 1994 * Deb Copenhaver, 1992 Clint Johnson, 1992 * Marty Wood, 1991 Bobby Berger, 1990 * Winston Bruce, 1989 Shawn Davis, 1979 * Sharkey Irwin, 1979 * Mike Stuart, 1979 * Earl Thode, 1979 TIE-DOWN ROPING Stran Smith, 2025 Fred Whitfield, 2004 * Jake McClure, 2002 Barry Burk, 1994 * Clyde Burk, 1979 Roy Cooper, 1979 * Troy Fort, 1979 Glen Franklin, 1979 * Toots Mansfield, 1979 * Don McLaughlin, 1979 Dean Oliver, 1979 BARREL RACING Joyce Kernek , 2025 Jeana Day, 2024 Marlene (Eddleman) McRae 2024 * Sherry Combs Johnson, 2023 * Ardith Bruce, 2022 Martha Josey, 2020 Sammy Thurman Brackenbury, 2019 Jimmie Gibbs Munroe, 2019 Kristie Peterson, 2018 * Pete Knight, 1979 * Gene Pruett, 1979 Bill Smith, 1979

* Cecil Cornish, 2003 * Quail Dobbs, 2002 * Edith Happy Connelly, 2002 * Jay Sisler, 2002 * Jo Decker, 2001 * Tom Hadley, 2001 * Jerry Olson, 2001 George Doak, 2000 * Junior Meek, 2000 * Hadley Barrett, 1999 * Andy Womack, 1998 * Gene Clark, 1997 Bobby Clark, 1997 * Pete Logan, 1996 * Ellen Backstrom, 1995 * Chuck Henson, 1995 * Montie Montana, 1994 * Glenn Randall, 1993 * Mel Lambert, 1990 * Wilbur Plaugher, 1990 * Chuck Parkison, 1989 * Jasbo Fulkerson, 1979 * Dudley J. Gaudin, 1979 * Homer Holcomb, 1979 * George Mills, 1979 * Wick Peth, 1979 * Jimmy Schumacher, 1979 NOTABLES/ LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT Pam Minick, 2025 Tom Miller, 2025 J.D. Yates, 2024 * Fay Ann Horton Leach, 2023

* Lane Frost, 1990 * Dick Griffith, 1989 * Freckles Brown, 1979 Don Gay, 1979 * George Paul, 1979 * Ken Roberts, 1979 * Smoky Snyder, 1979 * Harry Tompkins, 1979 STEER ROPING Arnold Felts, 2016 * Walt Arnold, 2009 * Shaun Burchett, 2008 Jim Davis, 2007 Guy Allen, 1996 * Jim Bob Altizer, 1979 * Sonny Davis, 1979 * Clark McEntire, 1979 * Ike Rude, 1979 * Everett Shaw, 1979 * Shoat Webster, 1979 Olin Young, 1979 CONTRACT PERSONNEL Skipper Voss, 2025

Kenny Clabaugh, 2023 Butch Knowles, 2023

Darrell Diefenbach, 2024 Rick Young, 2022 Sunni Deb Backstrom, 2020

Tom Feller, 2023 Mel Potter, 2022

* Tommy Lucia, 2019 Leon Coffee, 2018 Randy Corley, 2017 * Phil Gardenhire, 2016 Hendricks Brothers (*Byron & *Lee), 2015 Miles Hare, 2014 Joe Baumgartner, 2013 Jon Taylor, 2012 * J.W. Stoker, 2011 * Rex Dunn, 2010 * Leon and Vicki Adams, 2008 * Dorothy Apodaca, 2007 * Lecile Harris, 2007 Rob Smets, 2006 * Slim Pickens, 2005 Bob Tallman, 2004 * June Ivory, 2004 Nancy Sheppard, 2003

Cindy Rosser, 2022 Randy Witte, 2020 Florence (Price) Youree, 2019 Jerome Robinson, 2019

Walt Garrison, 2018 Bob Ragsdale, 2017 Myrtis Dightman, 2016

* Jack Hannum, 2015 Hal Littrell, 2012 Keith Martin, 2011 Denny Flynn, 2010 Ace Berry, 2009 * Duane Howard, 2008 * Buddy Lytle, 2008

* Billie McBride, 2018

Charmayne James, 2017 * Wanda Harper Bush, 2017

BULL RIDING * Blue Stone, 2024 Butch Kirby, 2020

Michael Gaughan, 2007 Doug Corey, DVM, 2007 John & * Mildred Farris, 2006

Doug ”Droopy” Brown, 2019 Cody Custer, 2017

* John Quintana, 2016

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Introduction and General Informatoin