ProRodeo Sports News - October 2, 2020

CATCHING UP WITH ... NORMAN CURRY

Dan Hubbell photo While covering all 10 bulls at the 1990 NFR, Norman Curry won Round 10 outright and split the win in Round 6 to finish with 800 points.

Perfect 10

Bull rider Norman Curry went 10-for-10 at ’90 NFR The only other cowboys to ride 10 bulls at the NFR are Jim Sharp with 771 points in 1988 and Adriano Morales in 1994 with 773 points. “I figured more would have done it by now, but they haven’t for some reason,” Curry chuckled. MAKING HISTORY Curry was the first in his family to get into rodeo and started by attending ProRodeo bull rider Terry Holland’s weekly buckouts at 16 years old. From there, a lifelong friendship grew, and Curry got more involved in

BY MATT NABER B ull rider Norman Curry finished his career with a 93.75 riding percentage at the National Finals Rodeo, covering 15 of the 16 bulls he climbed aboard over the 1990 and ’91 Finals. He is one of only three cowboys to cover all 10 bulls at a single NFR, but he did it with the highest score, 800 points, at the 1990 NFR. “Riding all 10 was the biggest thing I ever did, and next to winning the world that’s the biggest thing you can do,” Curry said.

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