ProRodeo Sports News - Feb. 4, 2022

SHORT ROUND Tickets available for the inaugural NFR Open in Colorado Now On Sale

T ickets for the 2022 NFR Open hosted by the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo, July 13-16 in Colorado Springs, Colo., went on sale, Feb. 1, online. The inaugural NFR Open powered by RAM, will be one of the biggest rodeos of the 2022 PRORODEO season with $1 million in payouts to contestants, livestock and other PRCA members. More than 200 contestants from each of the 12 U.S. Circuits (plus Canada) will be competing in Bareback Riding, Steer Wrestling, Team Roping, Saddle Bronc Riding, Breakaway Roping,

and the elevation to the NFR Open means our hometown Rodeo is going to be even more of a can’t-miss-event for locals and visitors alike. We look forward to welcoming the brightest stars of rodeo and their passionate fans to Colorado Springs, Olympic City USA.” All evening performances begin at 6:45 p.m. (MT), Saturday matinee begins at 12:15 p.m. Grounds open at 4 p.m. for evening performances and at 10 a.m. for the Saturday matinee, and parking is free. Online tickets may be purchased at pikespeakorbust.org and sellouts are expected. Robinson made a lasting contribution to rodeo when in 1975 he helped institute the centralized computer entry system, known today as PROCOM. This system utilized a computer to implement the rules and guidelines of the PRCA Rulebook and a bank of toll-free phone lines to communicate with rodeo contestants, stock contractors, secretaries, and committees. PROCOM consolidated more than 500 individual rodeo entry offices across the nation into one, facilitating a vastly more efficient method of contesting in and producing PRCA rodeos. Memorial contributions may be made to the Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund.

Tie-Down Roping, Barrel Racing and Bull Riding, culminating with a semifinals and finals on Saturday, July 16 when the national circuit champions will be crowned. “Pikes Peak or Bust was able to check off all the boxes to host this event and we are excited to have it here,” PRCA CEO Tom Glause said. “The payout is projected to be $1 million and $1 million gets people excited and it will attract the top competitors in our sport.” Mayor John Suthers added, “The Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo is a time-honored tradition among Colorado Springs residents, The memorial service for ProRodeo Hall of Fame bull rider Jerome Robinson will be Feb. 10 at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Okla. The service begins at 6 p.m. (CT). Robinson an 11-time qualifier for the National Finals Rodeo – 1970-75 and 1977-81 – passed away on Jan. 9 at his home in Fort Collins, Colo. He was 74. Robinson went on to become a cowboy with many hats – a contestant, contractor, event producer, contract personnel and member of the PRCA Board of Directors. He was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, Colo., in 2019, as a Notable, a word that perfectly summarizes his career.

Memorial service for Hall of Famer Robinson Feb. 10

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