Ogden, Utah • Inducted 2017 The Ogden (Utah) Pioneer Days celebrated its 83rd year of existence in 2017. The event came a long way since its inception in 1934, when Ogden Mayor Harman W. Peery organized a Western festival to boost the spirits of the locals and entice tourists to visit the...
Barrel Racing • Inducted 2017 Charmayne James grew up in Clayton, N.M., the home of the very first barrel racing National Finals Rodeo. Her historic career was set in motion in 1982 when a bay gelding, Gills Bay Boy "Scamper," found a home in James’ barn after paying just $1,200. Together...
Bull Riding • Inducted 2017 Cody Custer started riding bulls at 13 years old and won Arizona high school championships in 1983 and 1984 before joining the PRCA in 1985. He qualified for the National Finals Rodeo every year from 1987 through 1992, when he won the world championship. One of his...
Contract Personnel • Inducted 2017 Prior to his induction into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 2017, Randy Corley had been selected PRCA Announcer of the Year 12 times (1984, 1990-96, 1998, 2003, 2011, and 2015). He also had been an announcer at the National Finals Rodeo 16 times. Originally a bareback riding...
Barrel Racing • Inducted 2017 Wanda Harper Bush was multitalented, becoming the most decorated cowgirl in the history of the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (formerly the Girls Rodeo Association). When the GRA first formed in 1948, Bush was one of the first to sign-up. In fact, she carried card number 14...
Team Roping • Inducted 2017 Mike Beers, a heeler, won his 1984 world championship while roping with header Dee Pickett, who was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 2003. Beers qualified for the NFR 23 times in team roping (1980-95, 1997-98, 2000-03, 2007). When Beers was only 9 years old,...
Livestock • Inducted 2016 Scottie, who was owned by Walt Linderman, carried three different cowboys to four world championships – Harley May in 1965, Jack Roddy in 1966 and ’68, and John W. Jones Sr. in 1970, when he rode Scottie as one of his mounts during the regular season. The chestnut gelding...
Livestock • Inducted 2016 Gray Wolf never went to the NFR, but he was among the best sires owned by the legendary Tooke family. Gray Wolf produced the most award-winning horses that can still be seen today in strings from Vold to Beutler to Sankey and Rosser. Horses that go back to Wolf are:...
Spanish Fork, Utah • Inducted 2016 Spanish Fork Fiesta Days Rodeo joined the PRCA in 1942, and is home to one of the finest venues in the sport. Thanks in part to the great work of the committee, the rodeo has enjoyed countless consecutive sellouts. It’s also been home to a...
Redding, California • Inducted 2016 One of the PRCA’s top rodeos since its creation after World War II, the Redding Rodeo is a long-standing member of the Wrangler Million Dollar Silver Tour and the SixPac rodeo series. It also holds the distinction of hosting the inaugural Wrangler Champions Challenge event on...
