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...
Red Bluff, California • Inducted 2015 Founded in the fall of 1921 as an adjunct to the Tehama County Fair, the Red Bluff Round-Up was the first Northern California rodeo to join the Cowboys’ Turtle Association – precursor to the PRCA – and has overcome interruptions due to hoof-and-mouth disease, The...
Guymon, Oklahoma • Inducted 2015 The Pioneer Days Celebration has its roots in the Depression era of the early 1930s, when Guymon, Okla., was the epicenter of the “Dust Bowl.” City fathers were looking for a way to bring visitors to town, and a reason to celebrate in the midst of...
Nampa, Idaho • Inducted 2014 The Snake River Stampede had its humble beginnings in 1913 as a bucking contest in conjunction with the annual Harvest Festival in Nampa, Idaho – where fans stood behind ropes to take in the action – to become one of the elite regular-season stops on the...
Hayward, California • Inducted 2014 Harry Rowell, a rancher, businessman and philanthropist, brought the sport of rodeo to the athletic fields of the Burbank School in downtown Hayward, Calif., in 1921 and then moved it to his Dublin Canyon Ranch four years later, where it has been a fixture on the...
Greeley, Colorado • Inducted 2014 The Greeley Stampede, created in 1922 as a tribute to local potato farmers – a one-day event with total attendance of 2,500 – has grown into an internationally-acclaimed celebration of Western heritage that runs nearly two weeks and attracts more than 450,000 people annually to Northern...
Clovis, California • Inducted 2014 In the spring of 1914, the Clovis (Calif.) Women’s Club held a fundraiser which featured food and games. Ranchers and farmers effected a temporary arena by circling their wagons in a vacant lot for competition in mule riding and calf roping. That was the start of a...
Dodge City, Kansas • Inducted 2012 When the committee for the Dodge City (Kan.) Roundup decided to create a PRCA rodeo in 1977, it was with the idea that it would never be just another stop on the road. There would be big prize money, top stock and the best contract...
Deadwood, South Dakota • Inducted 2011 From 1998 to 2010, the Deadwood Days of ’76 Rodeo won the PRCA Rodeo Committee of the Year Award 11 time, the first four in the Small Outdoor Rodeo category and all seven of the Medium Rodeo Committee Awards from when that category was created...
Tucson, Arizona • Inducted 2008 Founded as a means to enhance winter tourism, La Fiesta de los Vaqueros was first staged on February 21-23, 1925, at Catalina Field, a converted polo ground, with steer wrestling, steer tying, calf roping and saddle bronc riding. It is held each February at the 40-acre Tucson...
