COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Commotion, one of the greatest bucking horses of all time, highlights a star-studded, 12-member class that will be enshrined in the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, Colo., Aug. 3. “I think this is great,” said stock contractor Bennie Beutler. “With Commotion, he either bucked them...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - ProRodeo Hall of Famer Keith Martin, who was inducted as a rodeo notable in 2011, has been named the 2018 Legend of ProRodeo. Martin will be honored at the 11th annual Wrangler Gold Buckle Gala at the South Point Grand Ballroom in Las Vegas, Dec. 3. "When you...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 4, 2018) - The rodeo world recognized its royalty Saturday, as the ProRodeo Hall of Fame opened its doors to the 10-member 2018 induction class. Headlining the class were team roping stars Speed Williams and Rich Skelton, who won eight consecutive PRCA world championships together from 1997-2004. Williams...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Team roping stars Speed Williams and Rich Skelton had no equals from 1997-2004, as each won eight consecutive PRCA world championships. Now, the duo will be immortalized in rodeo history. Williams and Skelton headline the 10-member 2018 induction class for the ProRodeo Hall of Fame. The ceremony takes...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - ProRodeo Hall of Famer Michael Gaughan, who was inducted as a rodeo notable in 2007, is the 2017 ProRodeo Legend who will be honored at the 10th annual Wrangler Gold Buckle Gala on Dec. 4 at the South Point Grand Ballroom in Las Vegas. "This is a...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Stars converged at the ProRodeo Hall of Fame Saturday as a new class was enshrined into the prestigious Hall. Randy Corley, a 12-time PRCA Announcer of the Year, joined five world champions to headline the 12-member 2017 induction class. Corley, along with gold buckle winners including the late...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Randy Corley, an 11-time PRCA Announcer of the Year, joins five world champions to headline the 12-member 2017 induction class for the ProRodeo Hall of Fame, which was announced Tuesday. Corley, along with gold buckle winners including the late Buck Rutherford (all-around, 1954), Enoch Walker (saddle bronc...
"It's very nice to receive this honor; I've been in the business a long time. I'm 90 years old, and I'm not as active as I once was. I started out riding broncs and bareback horses, and I also bulldogged and rode bulls for a very short while. What I...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The 2016 ProRodeo Hall of Fame induction ceremony offered a class touching all sides of the rodeo business. Leading the 11-member class were five world champions - Dave Appleton (all-around, 1988), Arnold Felts (steer roping, 1981), John Quintana (bull riding, 1972), Jerold Camarillo (team roping, 1969) and...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - World Champion Cowboys Tom Nesmith, Mark Garrett, Bob Wegner and Harry Charters, along with rodeo notable Jack Hannum, the Hendricks Brothers specialty act and four-time team roping head horse of the year Precious Speck (Walt) head the 2015 induction class for the ProRodeo Hall of Fame. They...
