PRORODEO Sports - April 24, 2026 Digital Edition

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PRORODEO SPORTS NEWS DIGITAL MAGAZINE APRIL 24, 2026

COVER STORY

ProRodeo Hall of Fame

JEFF MEDDERS, BUTCH MYERS AND JEROME DAVIS HEADLINE 2026 CLASS The star-studded 2026 ProRodeo Hall of Fame class includes media mogul Jeff Medders, PRCA World Champions Butch Myers (steer wrestler) and Jerome Davis (bull rider); legendary bull fighter & rodeo clown Keith Isley; stock contrac tor Ike Sankey; tie-down roper Bobby Goodspeed; Beutler & Son Rodeo’s star bareback/saddle bronc horse Killer Bee; San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo; and WPRA World Champion barrel racers Loretta Manuel and Mary Burger. BY PRCA STAFF

ON THE COVER “The Champ” a 27-foot bronze statue of rodeo champion Casey Tibbs atop the famous bucking horse Necktie was created in 1989 by sculptor and former ro deo bulldogger, Edd Hayes. The statue stands outside of the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, Colo. PRCA file photo Ike Sankey, head of Sankey Pro Rodeo Company was approved to become a stock contractor in 1978. PRCA photo by Andy Watson 18 PETE CARR HAS BECOME ELITE STOCK CONTRACTOR Since 2005, Pete Carr has established himself as one of top stock contractors in PRORODEO. However, it is a journey Carr never thought he would take. BY TRACY RENCK PRORODEO Stock Contractor ROCKER ROCKS OUT P. 36 STEINER ON STAGE AT BILLY BOB’S BY ALEX DODD

CHAMPION BATTLING CANCER P. 15 DEAN THOMPSON STAYING OPTIMISTIC BY ALEX DODD

WHICH WRIGHT IS RIGHT? P. 34 STATLER, JADEN & SPENCER WRIGHT BY KYNNLEY HERRINGTON

PRORODEO PASSINGS P. 54

NANCY SHEPPARD & JAMES HARPER PRCA STAFF

PSN HQ MANAGER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA Tracy Renck PSN EDITOR AND DIGITAL MEDIA SPECIALIST Zach Alvira MEDIA REPORTER Alex Dodd DIGITAL PUBLICATIONS MANAGER Lisa Cush

Carr was introduced to the sport as a teenager, thanks to a neighborhood family. PRCA photo by Click Thompson

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