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INAUGURAL ROY COOPER AWARD

T his year at the NFSR the inaugural Roy Cooper Award was given out to the winner of Round 6. Thomas Smith claimed the honor with his winning run of 8.6 seconds, which also set the Round 6 record. The record was previously shared by Scott Snedecor (8.8 seconds in 2006) and Trevor Brazile (8.8 seconds, 2015).

Cooper, a ProRodeo Hall of Famer, and eight-time PRCA World Champi

on, passed away at the age of 69

in a house fire at his home in Decatur, Texas, on April 29. Cooper won the PRCA Steer Roping World Cham pionship in 1983 in Lara mie, Wyo. He won his first career round at the NFSR - Round 6 in 13.2 seconds - at the 1980 NFSR, also, in Laramie.

The “Super Looper” Roy Cooper PRCA file photo

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