ProRodeo Sports News - Dec. 20, 2019

YEAR IN REVIEW DECEMBER 2018

PRCA | RAM WORLD STANDINGS LEADERS AS OF DEC. 19, 2018 Bareback riding Jared Keylon, $15,395 Steer wrestling Cameron Morman, $12,918 Team Roping Heading Billy Bob Brown, $10,879 Team Roping Heeling Joseph Harrison, $11,335 Saddle bronc riding Chase Brooks, $16,353 Tie-down roping Tyson Durfey, $24,656 Steer roping Trevor Brazile, $18,267 Bull Riding Parker Breding, $20,191

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Bull rider Sage Kimzey becomes the first bull rider in the NFR era to win five con- secutive world champ- ionships. PRCA ProRodeo photo by Phil Doyle

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ProRodeo Hall of Famer

Keith Martin is recognized as the 2018 ProRodeo

Legend for his 50 years of volunteer work that strengthened the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo and the PRCA. Shortly after announcing he will forego full-time rodeo, 42-year-old Trevor Brazile claims his PRCA-record 14th all-around gold buckle, making it 24 world titles in all. 15 Martin

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Bareback rider Tim O’Connell makes it three consecutive

gold buckles, holding off the competition and overcoming a challenging season. Tyler Waguespack wins his second PRCA steer wrestling world championship in three years. 15

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Among the 2018 world champions crowned at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas were team ropers Clay Smith and Paul Eaves, saddle bronc rider Wade Sundell and tie-down roper Caleb Smidt. PRCA ProRodeo photo by Ric Andersen

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