PRORODEO Sports News - August 5, 2026

“Living back in North Carolina, it was tough to PRORODEO. We had a lot of good cowboys and a lot of rodeos, but there weren’t a lot of PRORODEOs back there. “Every time I left the house we had to go a long way. But I felt at home at the PRORODEOs and it’s where I always wanted to be, it’s where all my heroes were. To be inducted with some of those guys, is unreal to me.” JEROME DAVIS

“This is unreal. I continue to go back to the day when I was working junior rodeos back home, thinking that someday you’ll get the big stuff like Cheyenne, Pendleton and Calgary. This is just overwhelming. It’s unbelievable, really.” KEITH ISLEY

“Rodeo is how I’ve made a living, that and trading my whole life, and the PRCA has been special from the beginning. I’m very honored to be in this Hall of Fame class. My mom and dad were very supportive. My brother Lyle is here, and he made a lot of excuses for me. I’ve got to thank Harry Vold for making the biggest mistake he probably ever made, selling me a horse named Custer. He’s probably the reason we were successful.” IKE SANKEY

“I’m not very good at speeches but I’m proud to be here. I don’t know how all of this happened but thank you. Thanks to my dad and thank you to rodeo.” BOBBY GOODSPEED

22 PRORODEO SPORTS NEWS DIGITAL MAGAZINE August 5, 2026