PRORODEO Sports News - March 21, 2025

Cervi at the 2014 ProRodeo Hall Of Fame Gala

Mike Cervi at his induction into the ProRodeo Hall Of Fame 2003 in PRCA file photo

PRCA file photo

Mike’s animals have become a mainstay at the National Finals Rodeo for many years. Some of the original Cervi horse bloodlines are still being passed down today at the Cervi Ranch. The family is responsible for some of the biggest star-studded horses in PRORODEO history. Descent, one of Mike’s top horses in the 1960s, was a six-time Bucking Horse of the Year. Descent is in the ProRodeo Hall of Fame. Most recently, Womanizer was named the 2020 PRCA Saddle Bronc Horse of the Year and still makes trips to the NFR. Mike’s accolades didn’t stop there. He received the Ben Johnson Memorial Award from the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in 2015. In 2022, he became the 17th person to be named Legend of PRORODEO. Others include Jake Barnes, Jim Shoulders, Clem McSpadden, Harry Vold, Larry Mahan, Shawn Davis, Dean Oliver, Don Gay, Benny Binion, Mel Potter, Neal Gay, Michael Gaughan, Keith Martin, Cotton Rosser, Bob Tallman and Clint Johnson. Mike’s passion for PRORODEO extended well beyond providing stock. For 21 years he served on the Board of

Directors for the PRCA. He was also inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 2003, allowing his legacy and all he contributed to the sport to live on forever. Much of the knowledge Mike gained over the course of his more than seven decades in rodeo was passed down to his two sons, Binion and Chase. The two boys took over Cervi Championship Rodeo over two decades ago. Binion serves as the Executive Director. Chase, a two-time NFR Pickup Man of the Year, ensures the health and safety of all the stock at Cervi Ranch. “Mike loved the Western world and did it his way on his own,” Binion said in a text. Mike was preceded in death by his eldest son, Mike Jr., who was married to Sherry Cervi. He is survived by his sons, Binion Cervi (wife Hannah) and Chase Cervi (wife Carley); His sister, Carla Cervi, and his cherished granddaughters, Reagan (6), Reese (3), and Clay (3 months).

Cervi honored as Legend of ProRodeo in 2022 PRCA Photo by Clay Guardipee

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