PRORODEO Sports News February Digital Edition

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PRORODEO HALL OF FAMER RICH SKELTON ON THE ROAD WITH PARTNER’S SON, GABE WILLIAMS BY ALEX DODD

A familiar face and pair of last names backed into the team roping box at the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo. ProRodeo Hall of Fame team roping

heeler Rich Skelton returned to the Denver Coliseum with a heading partner bearing a familiar last name, Gabe Williams – the son of Skelton’s former hall of fame partner Speed Williams. This season marks Williams’ first in PRORODEO and instead of hitting the road with another young cowboy looking to cut his teeth in the sport, he’s hitting the road with an eight-time PRCA World Champion. “It’s such a blessing to have to have a partner who’s such a veteran of the sport,” Williams told the PRORODEO Sports News. “As a guy who’s new in the PRORO DEO world, I have a guy who’s been there

GABE WILLIAMS

RICH SKELTON

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