Saddle Bronc Riding • Inducted 1994 Three-time world saddle bronc riding champion Monty “Hawkeye” Henson became one of the most colorful and personable cowboys on the circuit and a master of the flying dismount. Born Oct. 22, 1953, in Farmersville, Texas, Henson grew up around Pete and Don Gay with his...
Tie-Down Roping • Inducted 1994 Barry Burk, a 17-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier, has been described as the greatest tie-down roper who never won a world championship. He was reserve champion from 1967-73 and 1975, as well as finishing in third place three times. Born into a rodeo family, Burk traveled...
Stock Contractor • Inducted 1994 Bob Barnes has been called the premier rodeo producer in America’s heartland. Known as the “Colonel,” Barnes prides himself on being able to produce what he advertises – a top professional rodeo. Barnes, born April 19, 1929, in Cherokee, Iowa, started his rodeo career as a...
Livestock • Inducted 1993 A direct descendent of the legendary race horse Man O ’War, High Tide was a part of the Flying U Rodeo Company until he was 38 years old, the equivalent of 105 human years. He made his first trip to the National Finals Rodeo in 1967 and...
All-Around • Inducted 1993 His first rodeo was in Butte, Montana at age 6 – he rode one calf and was bucked off the other. Reynolds came by his rodeo interest and ability naturally. Both his mother and father rode saddle broncs and his brothers rodeoed. Reynolds was about 15 when he...
Contract Personnel • Inducted 1993 From the time he was a toddler, Glenn Randall was fascinated with horses. Born on Christmas Day, 1908, in Melbeta, Neb., he took a special interest in teaching the family horses tricks, such as lying down and sitting up. Randall sold his first trained pony to...
Stock Contractor • Inducted 1993 Neal Gay’s professional rodeo career began as a contestant in Atoka, Okla., in 1945. Born June 25, 1926, in Dallas, Gay rode bulls, saddle broncs and barebacks and wrestled steers. His contestant years have since been overshadowed by his stock contracting and rodeo production skills. In...
Bareback Riding • Inducted 1993 Bruce Ford’s trademark riding style of feet high up for greater leg extension, with his riding arm absorbing the horse’s movement, separated Ford from other bareback contestants. During his career, he shattered or tied every bareback riding record: all-time bareback earnings; most NFR bareback qualifications (18);...
Bull Riding • Inducted 1992 Johnie Schneider, born in 1904 in Stockton, Calif., had a soul of a poet and the heart of a cowboy. He began rodeoing in 1923 and quickly established a reputation as one of the most versatile performers around. He competed in bull riding, saddle bronc riding,...
Stock Contractor • Inducted 1992 Reg Kesler was known for almost half a century as a top-notch stock contractor and rodeo producer. Over the years a large number of his animals were chosen as top bucking stock at the National Finals Rodeo, the Canadian Finals and the Montana Circuit Finals. He...
