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$848 over Chad Masters, while heeler Allen Bach, who roped with Masters, secured the other gold buckle. 2007 Trevor Brazile wins coveted Triple Crown: If there was going to be a threat to Trevor Brazile’s bid for a Triple Crown in 2007, it was going to come in tie-down roping. The Decatur, Texas, cowboy fought off a serious charge by Houston Hutto, finishing just $4,276 ahead of his fellow Texan to clinch the PRCA’s first Triple Crown in 24 years when Roy Cooper accomplished the feat in 1983. Brazile won the Triple Crown by claiming world cham pionships in the all-around, tie-down roping and steer roping. 2009 Brazile ties Murray with his seventh All Around World Championship: Trevor Brazile joined legend Ty Murray at the top of the PRCA’s all time list with his record-tying seventh all-around world championship. 2010 Brazile snares Triple Crown: Not only did Trevor Brazile earn his second career Triple Crown – winning world championships in the all-around, tie-down roping and as a team roping header with partner/heeler Patrick Smith. Brazile joined Everett Bowman (1935, 1937) and Jim Shoulders (1956-58) as the sport’s only multiple Triple crown winners. Tryans, Coopers compete at NFR: Brothers, team ropers Clay, Travis and Brady Tryan (all headers) and brothers, tie-down ropers Clint, Tuf and Clif Cooper all qualified for the NFR. The Cooper trio also qualified together for the 2011 NFR Mote gets fourth crown: Bobby Mote won his fourth bareback riding world championship. 2011 Kaycee Feild, Tuf Cooper follow in their fa thers’ footsteps with world titles: Kaycee Feild and tie-down roper Tuf Cooper follow in their fathers’ foot steps as world champions for the first time. Feild won a bareback riding record 6 rounds at the 2011 NFR, which is still a record.

2001 Ohl claims two world titles in dramatic fash ion: Cody Ohl collapsed in pain after completing a 40.9-second run in Round 9 of the 2001 NFR despite tearing the ACL and MCL in his right knee. The perse verance paid off in the form of Ohl capturing the PRCA All-Around World Championship and the Tie-Down World Championship. Hancock, Fields shine: Cody Hancock broke a 25-year-old NFR bull riding record with his 96-point ride on Gilbert’s Diamond G Rodeo’s Mr. Skoal’s USA in Round 10. Bryan Fields ties the NFR steer wrestling record with a 3.0-second run. He tied the record set by Steve Duhon in 1986 and still stands. 2003 Dan Mortensen ties Casey Tibbs with sixth sad dle bronc championship: Saddle bronc rider Dan Mortensen ties Casey Tibbs’ saddle bronc riding record with his sixth PRCA World Championship. Etbauer sets a new NFR record: Saddle bronc rider Billy Etbauer sets the NFR record with a 93-point ride on Kesler Championship Rodeo’s Cool Alley Dip. He tied it a year later on the same horse. 2004 Billy Etbauer wins world at age 41: At 41-year olds, 11 months and 331 days, saddle bronc rider Billy Etbauer became the oldest roughstock world champion in PRORODEO history when he won his fifth PRCA saddle bronc riding world championship. Etbauer capped his historic 2004 NFR with another riveting moment – posting a 93-point ride on Kesler Rodeo’s Cool Alley to equal the NFR record. Williams/Skelton win eight team roping cham pionships: Team ropers Speed Williams/Rich Skelton did something most rodeo fans thought would never happen – break Jake Barnes and Clay O’Brien Cooper’s record of seven world championships winning their eighth consecutive respective header and heeler cham pionships. 2006 Non team roping partners capture header and heeler world titles: For the first time ever, 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

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