Frost, Lane

Bull Riding • Inducted 1990

Lane Frost was as well-known for his friendly smile and magnetic personality as for his bull riding excellence. Frost credited his father, Clyde, and his friend and mentor, the late Freckles Brown, with teaching him to ride bulls and encouraging him to be a champion. Frost’s bull riding abilities were amazing. In addition to the 1987 world championship, Frost won the 1986 National Finals Rodeo aggregate title, circuit championships and many of the PRCA’s biggest rodeos. Frost, born Oct. 12, 1963, in La Junta, Colo., paired with the 1987 PRCA Bucking Bull of the Year, Red Rock, who was previously unridden in 309 attempts, for a seven-ride match. Frost emerged the winner, 4-3. After an 85-point ride at 1989 Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days, Frost was hit in the back by the bull’s horns and died (July 30) of internal injuries caused by broken ribs.

World Championships: 1

Bull Riding: 1987

National Finals Rodeo Average Champion

Bull Riding: 1986

Olympic Medals

Bronze – Bull Riding – 1988 Calgary Stampede Challenge Cup

RAM Circuit Finals Rodeo Champion

Bull Riding: 1988

RAM Circuit Year-End Champion

Prairie Circuit:

Bull Riding: 1983

Southern Circuit:

Bull Riding: 1983

Texas Circuit:

Bull Riding: 1987

Born: October 12, 1963 in La Junta, Colorado
Died: July 30, 1989 in Cheyenne, Wyoming

California Rodeo Salinas / Salinas, CA
Bull Riding: 1987

Ogden Pioneer Days Rodeo / Ogden, UT
Bull Riding: 1984, 1986

Pendleton Round-Up / Pendleton, OR
Bull Riding: 1985, 1987

Red Bluff Round-Up / Red Bluff, CA
Bull Riding: 1988

Spanish Fork Fiesta Days Rodeo / Spanish Fork, UT
Bull Riding: 1983

West of the Pecos Rodeo / Pecos, TX
Bull Riding: 1986