Rodeo Committee • Inducted 2023 In 1935, eight local farmers and businessmen conceived the idea for the St. Paul Rodeo. The eight originators were Bill Smith, Ray Manegre, John McKillip, Carl Smith, Jim Gooding, Ralph Butts, Maurice Smith, and Ed Unger. It is safe to say that when the founding directors...
Rodeo Committee • Inducted 2023 Started in 1929 by Howard Harris Sr. and his son, Howard “Stoney” Harris Jr., the Cowtown Rodeo has been a staple of eastern rodeo. The rodeo was held annually in Woodstown, New Jersey, during the Salem County Fair until 1938. World War II paused the rodeo...
Rodeo Committee • Class of 2022 Started in September 1921 by Homer C. Stokes, Nebraska’s Big Rodeo has celebrated the Spirit of the West ever since. The rodeo was held in conjunction with the Garfield County Fair in Burwell. That first year the committee paid a new pair of spurs and...
Rodeo Committee • Class of 2020 Nestled in the center of Washington State in the Kittitas Valley, Ellensburg has become one of the top destinations for cowboys and cowgirls near the end of the regular PRCA season. The rodeo started in 1923 when local businessmen, farmers, ranchers, and townsmen began to...
Cody, Wyoming • Inducted 2019 Cody, Wyoming, is often called the “Rodeo Capitol of the World.” The Cody Stampede Rodeo has attracted countless tourists to the small-town east of Yellowstone National Park entrance since 1919. With a population of only 10,000, Cody draws 800-900 contestants per year with a payout of over...
Belle Fourche, South Dakota • Inducted 2018 The Black Hills Roundup started when 15,000 people gathered in a field in Belle Fourche, S. D., to raise money for World War I in 1918. At the time, the population of Belle Fourche was 1,410. The next year marked the first time the...
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...
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...
Sidney, Iowa • Inducted 2015 In 1923, brothers Henry and Earl Tackett – just back from the wilds of Wyoming – decided to entertain visitors attending the Old Soldiers Reunion in Sidney with some real Western-style action. A circle was formed with Model T cars and makeshift fencing, and the Tacketts...
