COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – ProRodeo Hall of Fame saddle bronc rider Clint Johnson has been named the 2021 Legend of ProRodeo. Johnson will be honored at the 14th annual Wrangler Gold Buckle Gala on Nov. 29 at 6 p.m. (PT) at the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. "I just...
Robert (Bob) Thain, a ProRodeo Hall of Famer, passed away peacefully Monday, Aug. 2 at age 85 following a brief illness. Thain was inducted in the Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, Colo., in 1999 as a Notable for his contributions to the sport of rodeo. Thain helped reorganization efforts as...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The wait was worth it for the ProRodeo Hall of Fame Class of 2020. After the ProRodeo Hall of Fame induction ceremony was canceled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the award-winning, eight-member, 2020 class of inductees got their moment in the spotlight as they were...
Director Kent Sturman is a guest on Hallowed Ground: The Sports Museum Podcast by Andrew Stockmann. Episode 6 features his interview about the ProRodeo Hall of Fame and includes a tribute to our only dual inductee and member of the Class of 2005, Chris LeDoux in the Overtime segment at...
Bullfighter George Doak, who was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, Colo., in 2000, passed away April 27. He was 83. Doak's funeral will be at 2 p.m. (CT), May 18, at the Lone Star Cowboy Church, 21627 Eva St., Montgomery, Texas, 77356. Doak and fellow bullfighter Junior...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The ProRodeo Hall of Fame Class of 2020 Induction Weekend will be July 15-17 and run in conjunction with the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo in Colorado Springs, Colo., the ProRodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy announced April 28. The induction ceremony –...
ProRodeo Hall of Fame has been approved to operate as a 5 Star Certified Business in El Paso, County, Colorado. This certification will apply to the museum and our indoor event venues. The program encourages businesses to implement safety measures beyond what is already required by public health orders and guidelines...
ProRodeo Hall of Famer Paul Mayo, whose style of bareback riding revolutionized the sport, passed away Jan. 24 in Stephenville, Texas. He was 78. A two-time bareback riding world champion and 12-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier, Mayo was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, Colo., in 2010. Mayo...
ProRodeo Hall of Famer Leo Camarillo passed away Dec. 30 at the age of 74 in Chandler, Ariz. Camarillo, a five-time world champion – team roping in 1972-73, 1975 and 1983, and all-around in 1975 – was inducted with the inaugural 1979 ProRodeo Hall of Fame class in Colorado Springs, Colo. Camarillo...
A masquerade ball with a Western flair wasn't the image Bob Tallman had in mind for the night he'd be recognized as the 2020 Legend of ProRodeo. But as the "biggest honky tonk in the world" filled with what appeared to be 2020's version of a bunch of masked bandits, the...
