PRORODEO Sports News - March 27, 2026 Digital Edition

I t’s been 42 years since the PRCA Presi dential Command Performance Rodeo took place in Landover, Md., in front of President Ronald Reagan, First Lady Nancy Reagan and special guests of the president. Current and former world champions, along with some of the top cowboys and cowgirls from the PRCA and WPRA, com peted in front of Commander in Chief, with the winners honored with special buckles. In honor of the 2025 PRCA and WPRA World Champions visiting the White House on March 13, the PRORODEO Sports News took a trip down memory lane in the form of pictures of a historic event for the United States and PRORODEO. REMEMBERING THE 1983 PRCA PRESIDENTIAL COMMAND PERFORMANCE By Zach Alvira

U.S. Secretary of Commerce and team roper Malcolm “Mac” Baldrige at the White House.

Dick and J.D. Yates, a father-son duo, won the team roping.

Cowboys and those in attendance gave President Ronald Reagan a standing ovation at the conclusion of the Presidential Command Performance Rodeo.

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