ProRodeo Sports News - October 16, 2020

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It’s common for rodeo athletes and fans to use the hashtags “grateful” or “blessed.” Each year, that gratefulness is expressed at the annual PRCA Awards Banquet before the start of the Wrangler NFR. The final online ballot process was Oct. 19-23 for applicable voting PRCA members. The winners for each category will be announced at the PRCA Awards Banquet at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 2. PRCA announces complete 2020 award nominations

BY THE NUMBERS 2 The number of cowboys who have qualified for the Wrangler NFR in two roughstock events since 2003. Those two are Jesse Bail (saddle bronc riding and bull riding, 2003) and Stetson Wright (saddle bronc riding and bull riding, 2020). 26 The number of times steer roper Rocky Patterson has qualified for the Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping – (1994-95 and 1997-2020) – the most of any of the 15 qualifiers for the 2020 NFSR, Nov. 6-7 at the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane. 1961 Rodeos were held in Texas at the Dallas State Fairgrounds, including the last one in 1961. The Wrangler NFR returns to Texas this year, moving to Arlington because of COVID-19. The first three National Finals

DONITA BARNES LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD • Cindy Rosser • Duane Reichert • Edie Longfellow • Gene Hyder • Kay Gay STOCK CONTRACTOR OF THE YEAR • Beutler & Son Rodeo Co. • Cervi Championship Rodeo • Frontier Rodeo Company • Pete Carr Pro Rodeo • Stace Smith Pro Rodeos

BULLFIGHTER OF THE YEAR • Cody Webster • Dusty Tuckness • Evan Allard • Nathan Jestes • Wacey Munsell PICKUP MAN OF THE YEAR • Chase Cervi

MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR • Bradley Narducci • Brandy Edmonds • Jill Franzen Loden • Josh Hilton • Randy Mayer PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR • Dale Hirschman • Dan Hubbell • James Phifer • Matt Cohen • Robby Freeman COMEDY ACT OF THE YEAR • Gizmo McCracken • John Harrison • Justin Rumford • Keith Isley • Matt Tarr DRESS ACT OF THE YEAR • Haley Ganzel Proctor • John Payne • Madison MacDonald & Piper Yule • Rider Kiesner & Bethany Iles • Tomas Garcilazo

SMALL RODEO OF THE YEAR • Alamosa, Colo. • Blackfoot, Idaho • Jerome, Idaho • Mesquite, Texas • Yuma, Colo. MEDIUM RODEO OF THE YEAR • Belle Fourche, S.D. • Burwell, Neb. • Cave Creek, Ariz. • Coleman, Texas • Guymon, Okla. LARGE OUTDOOR RODEO OF THE YEAR • Cody, Wyo. • Deadwood, S.D. • Dodge City, Kan. • Gooding, Idaho • Prescott, Ariz. • Spanish Fork, Utah LARGE INDOOR RODEO OF THE YEAR • Arlington, Texas • Denver, Colo. • Fort Worth, Texas • Rapid City, S.D. • San Antonio, Texas

• Jason Bottoms • Josh Edwards • Matt Twitchell • Rex Bugbee CLOWN OF THE YEAR • Cody Sosebee • JJ Harrison • John Harrison • Justin Rumford • Keith Isley TIMER OF THE YEAR • Amy Muller • Brenda Crowder • Jayme Pemberton

ANNOUNCER OF THE YEAR • Andy Stewart • Bob Tallman • Randy Corley • Wayne Brooks • Will Rasmussen SECRETARY OF THE YEAR

• Shawna Ray • Toby Dunlavy

• Amanda Sanders • Brenda Crowder • Eva Chadwick • Sandy Gwatney • Sunni Deb Backstrom

2021 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo canceled

a news release.

The executive committee of the

More than 30,000 animals are typically exhibited in addition to about 2,300 participants in the various other competitions and exhibitions. Consequently, the decision was made to cancel all FWSSR events and features. The only other time the Stock Show was canceled was in 1943, near the height of World War II.

Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR) voted unanimously Oct. 8, to cancel the 2021 Show scheduled for Jan. 15 through Feb. 6, according to a news release from the show.

“This is a heartbreaking decision for our leadership and was not made lightly,” said Stock Show President and General Manager Brad Barnes in

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