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...
Bull Riding • Inducted 2016 John Quintana was one of the great rank bull riders of all time, not only claiming the 1972 world championship over fellow ProRodeo Hall of Fame inductees Phil Lyne and Larry Mahan, but breaking the world record for highest-scored bull rides twice in the 1970s. The first...
Bareback Riding • Inducted 2016 Bud Linderman was a true cowboy in every sense. He competed in five different rodeo events, with the biggest highlight of his career coming in 1945, when he claimed the bareback riding world championship. That season, he also finished third in saddle bronc riding and third in...
Contract Personnel • Inducted 2016 Phil Gardenhire, a five-time announcer at the National Finals Rodeo, joined the PRCA in 1984 and was widely known for helping reintroduce the “mounted announcer” to ProRodeo while working astride his handsome paint horse. He announced the NFR in 1985, 1987-89 and 1993, and also worked the Clem...
Steer Roping • Inducted 2016 Arnold Felts was just the second man in history to qualify for the National Finals Steer Roping 20 times and broke through to win the world championship in 1981, beating fellow ProRodeo Hall of Famer Guy Allen by nearly $5,000 to capture the gold buckle. Felts won that...
Notable • Inducted 2016 Sometimes referred to as the Jackie Robinson of professional bull riding, Myrtis Dightman made history in 1964 when he became the first African-American to compete in the National Finals Rodeo and he went on to compete on rodeo’s biggest stage six more times in a brilliant career that...
Team Roping • Inducted 2016 Jerold Camarillo, along with older brother Leo, revolutionized team roping while qualifying for the National Finals Rodeo 17 times (1968-83, 1985-86) and establishing himself as one of the elite heelers of his generation. Apart from winning the team roping world championship in 1969 at the tender age...
All-Around • Inducted 2016 Dave Appleton was an elite competitor for 15 seasons in both bareback riding and saddle bronc riding. His versatility helped him reach the ultimate pinnacle of rodeo success when he won the 1988 all-around gold buckle. He defeated reigning three-time all-around champion Lewis Feild by $644 to claim...
