Gjermundson, Brad
Saddle Bronc Riding • Inducted 1995
Brad Gjermundson’s ability quickly became obvious. He was named PRCA saddle bronc riding Rookie of the Year in 1980. The next year he won the world championship and never looked back. “After I won my first world championship, I continued to set that as my goal every year,” said Gjermundson, who was born March 25, 1959, in Richardson, N.D. He qualified for the NFR eight straight years during the 1980s. Then, in 1994, after a five-year absence, he went back to the premier event and pocketed $81,000, the second highest total ever won by a cowboy in a single event at the NFR up to that time. Gjermundson thinks his quiet demeanor may have fooled peers into believing he lacked competitive fire. His record tells a different story. “I’m going to go for a win every time I nod my head at every rodeo I enter. So far, I guess I’m doing all right,” he said.
Accolades
Biography
World Championships: 4
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985
National Finals Rodeo Average Champion
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1983, 1988
Rookie of the Year
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1980
RAM Circuit Year-End Champion
Badlands Circuit:
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1994, 1995
Born: March 25, 1959 in Richardson, North Dakota
Joined the PRCA: 1980
NFR Qualifications: 9
Rodeo Championships
Black Hills Roundup / Belle Fourche, SD
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1986
Buffalo Bill Rodeo / North Platte, NE
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1984 (tie), 1986
California Rodeo Salinas / Salinas, CA
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1986
Cheyenne Frontier Days / Cheyenne, WY
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1984, 1990
Cody Stampede / Cody, WY
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1980
Ellensburg Rodeo / Ellensburg, WA
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1984
Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo / Fort Worth, TX
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1982
Iowa’s Championship Rodeo / Sidney, IA
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1980
La Fiesta de los Vaqueros Rodeo / Tucson, AZ
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1985, 1986 (tie)
National Western Stock Show & Rodeo / Denver, CO
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1981 (tie)
Ogden Pioneer Days Rodeo / Ogden, UT
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1986 (tie), 1996
Pendleton Round-Up / Pendleton, OR
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1984
Redding Rodeo / Redding, CA
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1983
Reno Rodeo / Reno, NV
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1987, 1988
San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo / San Antonio, TX
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1983
Spanish Fork Fiesta Days Rodeo / Spanish Fork, UT
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1986
World’s Oldest Rodeo Prescott Frontier Days / Prescott, AZ
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1982, 1996
