ProRodeo Sports News - April 15, 2022

PRORODEO HALL OF FAME

Nebraska’s Big Rodeo in Burwell. The 2022 Ken Stemler Pioneer Award, Brazile heads up star-studded Hall class of 11 inductees Class of 2022 PRCA ProRodeo photo by Phil Doyle Trevor Brazile and his family celebrate after his victory at the 2018 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, his 14th and last all-around title.

BY PRCA STAFF T revor Brazile, the King of PRCA cowboys with 26 world championships, heads up a star-studded 2022 induction class for the ProRodeo Hall of Fame. Brazile is joined by four-time PRCAWorld Champion Bareback Rider Bobby Mote (2002, 2007, 2009-2010), World Champion Team Roper Bobby Harris (1991), stock contractor, the late Jake Beutler, rodeo clown Rick Young, four-time PRCA Saddle Bronc Horse of the Year Frontier Rodeo’s Medicine Woman, rodeo notable Mel Potter, world champion steer wrestler Roy Duvall’s horse Whiskey and barrel racer Ardith Bruce andWPRA notable Cindy Rosser. They will be enshrined July 16 during ceremonies in the sculpture garden adjacent to the Hall, along with the rodeo committee from

which recognizes those who have provided groundbreaking, innovative ideas and forward thinking that help the development, advancement, and success of the PRCA and/or the Hall of Fame and their missions is being awarded posthumously to John Van Cronkhite, the first general manager of the National Finals Rodeo in 1959. Brazile, ProRodeo’s only $7-million cowboy, has 26 gold buckles that include a PRCA-record 14 in all-around (2002-04, 2006-15, 2018), three in tie-down roping (2007, 2009-10) and one in team roping (2010) to go with the National Finals Steer Roping gold buckles in 2006-07, 2011, 2013- 15 and 2019-20 Brazile also has a PRCA record 74 career total round wins at the

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