ProRodeo Sports News - September 17, 2021

SHORT ROUND Clint Johnson named 2021 Legend of ProRodeo Rodeo Legend

P roRodeo Hall of Fame saddle bronc rider Clint Johnson has been named the 2021 Legend of ProRodeo. Johnson will be honored at the 14th annual Wrangler Gold Buckle Gala on Nov. 29 at 6 p.m. (PT) at the South oint Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. “I absolutely did not think this was an option for me,” said Johnson, 65. “This is quite an honor. There’s been a list of prominent people who have received this honor, and I’m quite excited to be among them. I would like to thank the selection committee for choosing me, and I’m looking forward to a fun event.” Johnson began his rodeo career at age 10, and his smooth, consistent style of riding saddle bronc horses led to 11 consecutive qualifications for the National Finals Rodeo from 1979-89. In those 11 career NFR trips he won four world championships (1980, 1987-89) and finished no worse than sixth in the world standings. He also won the NFR average in 1989. Johnson was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 1992 in Colorado Springs, Colo. Johnson, who spent four years on the PRCA Board of Directors serving as vice chairman, was born in Spearfish, S.D. Johnson lived there until moving to the Amarillo, Texas, area where he has lived since 1988. Johnson also won his share of prestigious rodeos, including taking home the Calgary Stampede Rodeo’s $50,000 bonus three times. Johnson also won in Cheyenne, Wyo., Salinas, Calif., Reno, Nev., San Antonio, Fort Worth, Texas, Ellensburg, Wash., Red Bluff, Calif., Greeley, Colo., San Francisco, Spanish Fork, Utah, and Prescott, Ariz.

JCCF receives $50,000 gift from Teton Ridge The Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund, a charity of the

through their participation in professional rodeo activities. The donation from the Teton Ridge Foundation will assist the organization in relieving injured riders of financial stress from living expenses, physical therapy and more. “With no guaranteed salaries or injured reserve provisions in the sport of rodeo, professional athletes often feel financial hardship when they sustain serious, sidelining injuries,” said Tom Glause, Interim CEO and COO of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. “Teton Ridge Foundation’s contribution will help us continue to be a hand up for rodeo athletes and their families.” To date, more than $9 million has been awarded through JCCF to more than 1,200 injured rodeo athletes and their families.

Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, has been gifted $50,000 from the Teton Ridge Foundation, the philanthropic wing of the newly created western brand, Teton Ridge. Visionary entrepreneur, Thomas Tull formed Teton Ridge to preserve the traditions and values of America’s iconic western culture and heritage by investing in western performance sports, athletes, events, branding and land conservation. The Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund was established by the Justin Boot Company, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association in 1989 to provide financial assistance to athletes injured

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