Jones Jr., John W.
Steer Wrestling • Inducted 1996
Despite a strong family rodeo tradition, John Jones, Jr., did not become interested in the sport until age 15, preferring to play football, baseball and basketball. When Jones decided to rodeo, he quickly developed winning skills. He was the California High School Rodeo Association tie-down roping and steer wrestling champion in 1977-78 and the NIRA West Coast steer wrestling champion in 1979. He competed at the NIRA finals three times. Jones bought his PRCA permit in 1980 and was named the Rookie of the Year in 1981. Jones, born Aug. 13, 1960, in Santa Maria, Calif., earned three world bulldogging titles in the 1980s, qualified for the National Finals Rodeo 10 times and won the NFR aggregate in 1988. He also qualified for the NFR twice in tie-down roping.
Accolades
Biography
World Championships: 3
Steer Wrestling: 1984, 1988, 1989
National Finals Rodeo Average Champion
Steer Wrestling: 1988
Rookie of the Year
Overall: 1981
RAM Circuit Year-End Champion
California Circuit:
All-Around: 1988, 1989, 1991
Steer Wrestling: 1984, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998
Tie-Down Roping: 1988
Born: August 13, 1960 in Santa Maria, California
Joined the PRCA: 1980
NFR Qualifications: 10
Rodeo Championships
California Rodeo Salinas / Salinas, CA
Steer Wrestling: 1984, 1996, 1999
Cheyenne Frontier Days / Cheyenne, WY
Steer Wrestling: 1988, 1989
Clovis Rodeo / Clovis, CA
Steer Wrestling: 1987, 1988, 1990
Cody Stampede / Cody, WY
All-Around: 1985
Dodge City Roundup / Dodge City, KS
Steer Wrestling: 1981
Ellensburg Rodeo / Ellensburg, WA
All-Around: 1983
Steer Wrestling: 1984, 1987 (tie)
Grand National Stock Show & Rodeo / San Francisco, CA
All-Around: 1987
Steer Wrestling: 1995
Greeley Stampede / Greeley, CO
Steer Wrestling: 1985
National Western Stock Show & Rodeo / Denver, CO
All-Around: 1982
Steer Wrestling: 1991
Pendleton Round-Up / Pendleton, OR
Steer Wrestling: 1986, 1990
Red Bluff Round-Up / Red Bluff, CA
All-Around: 1984, 1990
Steer Wrestling: 1989, 1990
Redding Rodeo / Redding, CA
Steer Wrestling: 1997
Rowell Ranch Rodeo / Hayward, CA
Tie-Down Roping: 1988, 1998 (tie)
San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo / San Antonio, TX
All-Around: 1990
Snake River Stampede / Nampa, ID
All-Around: 1990
Spanish Fork Fiesta Days Rodeo / Spanish Fork, UT
All-Around: 1984
World’s Oldest Rodeo Prescott Frontier Days / Prescott, AZ
Steer Wrestling: 1989
