ProRodeo Sports News - Nov.20, 2020

NATIONAL FINALS

Great 8 Trevor Brazile waves to the Kansas Star crowd after winning his eighth steer roping gold buckle and second straight. PRCA ProRodeo photo by Rod Connor Brazile captures 8th steer roping gold buckle

BY TRACY RENCK W ith a gold buckle in his grasp, the legendary Trevor Brazile delivered once again. The Decatur, Texas, cowboy clocked a 12.4-second time in Round 10 to win his record 26th career gold buckle at the 2020 Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping at the Kansas Star Arena, Nov. 7. Brazile finished with $117,459 in the world standings to edge runner-up Scott Snedecor’s $110,779. Brazile earned $69,072 at the NFSR in winning his eighth steer roping gold buckle. Brazile needed to rope a steer in Round 10 to win the world title and the average. He did it like he’s done so many times before in his unmatched career. “Once they told me what I was doing, that was it,” said Brazile, 43. “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 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’s eight steer roping gold buckles are second only to ProRodeo Hall of Famer Guy Allen’s 18. Brazile placed in six rounds at the NFSR and won the average with a time of 124.5 seconds on 10 head to capture the gold buckle to go with the ones he won in 2006-07, 2011, 2013-15 and 2019. When Brazile, the last cowboy to compete, roped his steer 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. That scenario became a reality when Scott Snedecor, a four-time world champ (2005, 2008 and 2017-18) registered a no-time in the final round. Snedecor roped right before Brazile, and when Snedecor came up empty

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