PRORODEO Sports News - March 27, 2026 Digital Edition

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titles in a row from 2006-2015. * For the first time ever at the 2006 National Finals Rodeo, the team ropers who fought their way to world championships did not rope together as partners. Header Matt Sherwood, who roped with Walt Woodard, won the gold buckle by $848 over Chad Masters, while heeler Allen Bach, who roped with Masters, secured the other gold buckle. Bach finished $17,140 ahead of Woodard in the heelers’ race after he and Masters each earned $98,714 at the NFR. Both sets of partners entered the 10-day event with differ ent money totals, leading to the split world titles. Sherwood and Bach were the first non-partners to win team roping titles since the PRCA started recognizing separate heading and heeling champi ons in 1995. * On July 15, 2006, John and Mildred Farris became the first hus band-wife team to enter the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, Colo. John joined the RCA in 1959, riding saddle bronc, bulls and bareback. He also roped and even did a little steer wrestling. Riding roughstock until the age of 44, when most would hang up their spurs John transitioned to working behind the scenes. From 1967 until 2011, he worked every NFR in some capacity. Most notably as the timed-event chute boss. Mildred was a five-time NFR secretary, a five-time NFR assistant secretary and a 15-time NFR timer. She was named PRCA Secretary of the

MEMORABLE MOMENTS FROM 2006 IN PRORODEO

T o understand the present, one must visit the past and there’s no better time than the present to do that in PRORODEO with the PRCA celebrating its 90th birthday in 2026. It is crazy to think that 2006 was 20 years ago. That year, Twitter, which is now known as X, was launched and You Tube was purchased by Google for $1.65 billion in stock. “High School Musical” debuted, starring Zac Efron and Vanessa Hug dens and became Disney Channel’s most successful TV movie. And Justin Timberlake had his smash hit song, “SexyBack.” In the world of rodeo, there were plenty of memorable moments. * Trevor Brazile is the gold standard when it comes to PRORODEO all around cowboys. He won the coveted gold buckle a PRCA record 14 times in his career. Still, 2006 was a little different for the Decatur, Texas, cowboy. After winning in 2002, 2003 and 2004, Brazile stumbled. He saw his streak

abruptly end when he lost the all around world title to 21-year-old Ryan Jarrett. Brazile, who earned $197,400 in the all-around race, actually finished third behind Jarrett ($263,665) and Lee Graves ($211,696). Losing the 2006 all-around world championship wasn’t an option for Brazile. The King of Cowboys earned $24,894 during the Cowboy Christ mas run and the lucrative week pushed him past the $2 million mark in career earnings. “There’s no backing off anywhere,” Brazile said in the July 19, 2006, issue of the PRORODEO Sports News. “It doesn’t matter how much of a lead I get. I’m never going to get lackadai

Year eight times. She also qualified for the NFR 12 times as a barrel racer.

sical as in the past where I’ve slowed down. Last year (2005) helped build a fire in me.” No kidding. Brazile not only won the 2006 PRCA All-Around World Championship, but he went on to win 10 all-around world

TRACY RENCK MANAGER OF COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA Tracy has three decades of experience in sports journalism with the last de cade-plus consumed by PRORODEO. He previously served three years as editor of PRORODEO Sports News.

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