Prescott, Arizona • Inducted 2008 The World’s Oldest Rodeo, hosted by Prescott Frontier Days, was first staged on July 4, 1888, in Forbing Park as a “cowboy tournament,” featuring bronc riding, steer roping and horse racing. Rodeo committee officials received a U.S. Registered Trademark on the name, “World’s Oldest Rodeo,” on August...
*Pocatello, Idaho • Inducted 2008 The RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo (RNCFR), known until 2010 as the Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo, was first staged in 1987. For 24 years, it was held at Holt Arena on the Idaho State University campus in Pocatello. Since then, the RNCFR has been held...
Pendleton, Oregon • Inducted 2008 “Let ‘er Buck” The Pendleton Round-Up was first stage in September 1910. It is held each September at the grass-covered Pendleton Round-Up Arena, drawing more than 65,000 spectators annually. It is one of the PRCA’s top 10 prize-money rodeos. The Pendleton Round-Up and Happy Canyon Hall of Fame was created...
Pecos, Texas • Inducted 2008 The West of the Pecos Rodeo was first staged July 4, 1883, on the streets of Pecos. It claims the distinction of being the “first public cowboy contest wherein prizes were awarded to the winners of bronc riding and steer roping.” It has been held each June since...
North Platte, Nebraska • Inducted 2008 The Buffalo Bill Rodeo was first staged on July 4, 1882, as the Old Glory Blowout, with bronc riding, roping and buffalo riding. It was organized by William F. (Buffalo Bill) Cody at a privately owned racetrack in town, and in conjunction with the last of...
Lifetime Achievement • Inducted 2008 One of rodeo’s most respected and well-liked officials, Ronald (Buddy) Lytle helped develop and write the PRCA’s judging handbook, professionalizing the sport. Lytle, of Byhalia, Miss., became a judge after a competitive career as a tie0down roper and steer wrestler, working 24 National Finals Rodeos as...
Team Roping • Inducted 2008 Bobby Hurley’s four-year partnership with Allen Bach produced two world championship gold buckles, the first in 1993 when they won the final five rounds at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas and the second in 1995 when they won three of the first six rounds....
Notable • Inducted 2008 The term all-around has always taken on a different meaning when applied to Duane Howard. An all-around cowboy who competed at the highest level of ProRodeo in his youth, Howard would later serve on the PRCA Board of Directors, as a PRCA pickup man and as one...
Houston, Texas • Inducted 2008 The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo began as the Houston Fat Stock Show and Livestock Exposition in April 1932, adding rodeo in 1938. Now held annually in March, the show draws nearly 2 million people, with more than 1.2 million attending the rodeo and concerts in Reliant...
Fort Worth, Texas • Inducted 2008 “The World’s Original Indoor Rodeo” The Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo began in 1896, with the first indoor rodeo staged in conjunction with the livestock show in 1918. It is held each January and February in the Will Rogers Memorial Center. The 24-day run of the...
