ProRodeo Sports News | 2020 Year-End Edition | Dec.18, 2020

STEER ROPING WORLD CHAMPION

The Eighth Wonder BY TRACY RENCK T revor Brazile, the $7 million cowboy, became an eight-time steer roping world champion in dramatic fashion. Brazile needed to rope a steer in Round 10 to Brazile captures eighth steer roping gold buckle

much. I’m just thankful for the opportunity and the blessings that have come my way, and we were able to capitalize on this.” Brazile placed in six rounds at the NFSR and won the average with a time of 124.5 seconds on 10 head to capture his eighth steer roping gold buckle

to go with the ones he won in 2006-07, 2011, 2013-15 and 2019. Brazile’s eight steer roping gold buckles are second on the all-time list behind only ProRodeo Hall of Famer Guy Allen’s 18. When Brazile, the last cowboy to compete, roped his steer in 12.4 seconds in Round 10, it gave him the average win because he was the only competitor to tie down 10, and that in turn clinched his world championship. Snedecor, a four-time world champ (2005, 2008 and 2017-18), registered a no-time in the final round. Snedecor was second in the average with 110.9 seconds on nine head. Brazile, who was riding Salty, 19, a horse loaned to him by fellow steer roper John Bland, has won the NFSR average five times – 2012, 2014-15,

win the world title and the average – and that’s exactly what he did like he’s done so many times before in his legendary career. The Decatur, Texas, cowboy clocked a 12.4-second time in Round 10 to win his record 26th career gold buckle at the 2020 ClemMcSpadden National Finals Steer Roping at the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Nov. 6-7. Brazile hit $117,459 in the PRCA | RAMWorld Standings to edge runner-up Scott Snedecor’s $110,779. Brazile earned $69,072 at the NFSR. “If you don’t go do your job and you don’t execute, somebody else is the world champ,” said Brazile, 43. “Once they told me what I was doing, that was it. I just went and made my run. This is awesome. I want everybody to know that my thanks goes to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He blessed me so

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