ProRodeo Sports News - October 13, 2023

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Looking back at 1999

It’s time again to take a trip down memory lane. This video archive takes us to Waco, Texas, in the fall of 1999. The Heart O’ Texas Rodeo had a purse of $153,481, making it the 29th highest-paying rodeo of the season. This rodeo gave contestants who were making a frantic push to make the National Finals Rodeo another chance at a payday. One of the winners was ProRodeo Hall of Famer Billy Etbauer, who split the saddle bronc riding crown with Ryan Mapston.

Dan Hubbell photo ProRodeo Hall of Famer Billy Etbauer competes at the 1999 NFR in Las Vegas. Etbauer helped his cause to qualify for the NFR by splitting the win at the Heart O’ Texas Rodeo in Waco during the regular season.

– Tracy Renck

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