Stock Contractor • Inducted 2024 Legend has it that third generation stock contractor Sammy Andrews took his first steps in the arena at the Fort Worth Coliseum. To say rodeo is in his blood would be an understatement. Andrews grew up on his father’s ranch doctoring cattle and breaking colts between...
Team Roping • Inducted 2024 Possibly one of the last ranch-trained ropers, Art Arnold grew up on the Buckeye, Arizona, ranch with his father, Carl, teaching him the basics. The Arnold’s rodeoed throughout much of Arizona but managed to qualify for the Finals numerous times. Arnold qualified for the first National Finals...
Bull Riding • Inducted 2024 Few people had heard of Blue Stone at the 2001 National Finals Rodeo, but they definitely knew his name after. Stone entered the 2001 National Finals Rodeo in 12th place and through a series of fortunate events, found himself at the top of the world by the...
Notable • Inducted 2024 J.D. Yates holds not one, but two PRCA National Finals Qualification records. The first happened in 1975 when he became the youngest PRCA contestant to qualify for the National Finals at age 15 years 4 months, beating Ace Berry’s previous record by 7 months. The second came...
Livestock • Inducted 2024 Hal and Pete Burns of Burns Rodeo Company did not know if any of the six bulls they bought at the 1983 Jim Shoulder’s National Finals Rodeo Stock Sale would be any good, but at least one looked good. That one was a black and white speckled...
