Beaver, Joe

All-Around • Inducted 2000

Joe Beaver grew up dreaming of being a professional rodeo cowboy. Beaver, born Oct. 13, 1965, in Victoria, Texas, began his roping career at the age of 5, roping goats from the back of a Shetland pony in his family’s practice pen. By 15, Beaver was making waves through the roping world. In 1985 at the age of 20, Beaver won the PRCA Resistol Rookie of the Year award and entered the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in Las Vegas as the youngest tie-down roper. After 10 days of intense competition, he left Las Vegas with his first world title, and Thomas & Mack Arena became known as “the house that Joe built.” Beaver would return to Las Vegas many more times to collect four additional world tie-down roping titles and three world all-around titles. When injuries forced him out of competition for most of 1999, Beaver still made the trip to the NFR – this time as a television commentator for ESPN. He returned in 2000 to win his third all-around title, rallying from $75,000 behind. Beaver, still a force in the PRCA, has qualified for 22 Wrangler NFRs.

World Championships: 8

All-Around: 1995, 1996, 2000

Tie-Down Roping: 1985, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993

National Finals Rodeo Average Champion

All-Around: 1997, 2000, 2006

Tie-Down Roping: 1987, 1988, 1992, 1996

Rookie of the Year

Overall and Tie-Down: 1985

RAM Circuit Year-End Champion

Texas Circuit:

All-Around: 1996

Tie-Down Roping: 1990, 1993

Olympic Medals

Gold – Tie-Down Roping – 1988 Calgary Stampede Challenge Cup

Born: October 13, 1965 in Victoria, Texas

Join PRCA: 1985

NFR Qualifications: 22

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Deadwood Days of ’76 Rodeo / Deadwood, SD
Tie-Down Roping: 1992

California Rodeo Salinas / Salinas, CA
Tie-Down Roping: 1988

Clovis Rodeo / Clovis, CA
Tie-Down Roping: 1985

Cody Stampede / Cody, WY
Team Roping: 2002 (tie)

Ellensburg Rodeo / Ellensburg, WA
All-Around: 1994, 1998
Team Roping: 2006
Tie-Down Roping: 1992, 1994, 1995

Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo / Fort Worth, TX
Tie-Down Roping: 1996

Grand National Stock Show & Rodeo / San Francisco, CA
All-Around: 1998
Tie-Down Roping: 1998 (tie)

Greeley Stampede / Greeley, CO
All-Around: 2008

Iowa’s Championship Rodeo / Sidney, IA
Tie-Down Roping: 1985

La Fiesta de los Vaqueros Rodeo / Tucson, AZ
All-Around: 1997, 2000, 2009
Tie-Down Roping: 1985

National Western Stock Show & Rodeo / Denver, CO
Tie-Down Roping: 1995

Ogden Pioneer Days Rodeo / Ogden, UT
Team Roping: 1998

Pendleton Round-Up / Pendleton, OR
All-Around: 2006
Team Roping: 2006 (tie)
Tie-Down Roping: 2006

San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo / San Antonio, TX
All-Around: 1995, 2006
Team Roping: 1993

Snake River Stampede / Nampa, ID
All-Around: 1995, 1997, 2003, 2004
Tie-Down Roping: 1997, 2001, 2003

Spanish Fork Fiesta Days Rodeo / Spanish Fork, UT
Tie-Down Roping: 1993
Team Roping: 1998

West of the Pecos Rodeo / Pecos, TX
All-Around: 2004