Saddle Bronc Riding • Inducted 2005 Joe Marvel was born into ranching, horses and riding. He grew up on his family ranch in Battle Mountain, Nevada. While working on the 530,000-arce family ranch, the Marvel boys – Joe, Mike and Pete – managed to develop a style for sticking to their...
Saddle Bronc Riding • Inducted 2004 While Alvin Nelson of Grassy Butte, N.D., started his career as a three-event roughstock cowboy, he excelled at saddle bronc riding as a professional. Born on April 5, 1934, in Mobridge, S.D., Nelson turned pro in 1953. During his 13-year career, he won a world...
Saddle Bronc Riding • Inducted 2003 Dennis Reiners, born Oct. 17, 1937, in Clara City, Minn., grew up on a farm. He started his bronc riding career after watching the flamboyant Casey Tibbs ride in Clear Lake, S.D., in 1950. He went on to qualify for nine National Finals Rodeos in...
