PRORODEO Sports News - March 21, 2025

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ProRodeo Hall of Fame steer wrestler Jack Roddy passed away on March 2. ( PRCA Archive )

ProRodeo Hall of Fame steer wrestler Jack Roddy passes away

JACK RODDY, who was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame for his career as a steer wrestler in 1979, passed away on March 2. He was 87 years old. Roddy grew up on his family’s ranch in Colma, Calif., and competed in his first rodeo at 14 years old. He won $90 in the wild horse race. His love for the sport flourished from there. In 1956, he joined the Rodeo

Cowboys Association, which became the PRCA, and began competing at rodeos across the country. At 6-feet, 5 inches tall, he was bigger than most cowboys. But he used his height to his advantage in 1959 when he became college rodeo’s all-around and steer wrestling champion while competing for Cal Poly at San Luis Obispo. Roddy transitioned to steer wrestling in the early 1960s. He qualified for the National Finals

Rodeo in 1962, 1965, 1966-68 and 1971. He also competed in team roping at the NFR in 1962 and 1965. In 1966, he won his first world title, setting a record for the most earnings in steer wrestling in the process at the time with $22,405. He also won the average with a 74.6-second time on eight head in the eight head average. Roddy’s second world championship came two years later in 1968. | CONTINUE ON 18>

BY THE NUMBERS

The payout for RodeoHouston – $ 2,533,500, to be exact – makes it a critical stop for contestants on the PRORODEO Playoff Series. The event ran from March 4-24 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.

The total money earned by Stetson Wright at the San Antonio ( Texas ) Stock Show & Rodeo. Wright won the bull riding and advanced to the semifinals in saddle bronc.

The amount of money earned by tie-down roper Ty Harris at RodeoHouston in 2024. He finished the event as the top money earner.

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