Roddy, Jack
Steer Wrestling • Inducted 1979
Jack Roddy, born Oct. 3, 1937, in San Francisco, competed in his first RCA rodeo at the age of 14 and won $90 in the wild horse race. Early participation in rodeo was not unusual for the youngster who grew up on the family ranch near Colma, Calif., riding and roping with his father’s friends in the rodeo business. In 1956, he joined the RCA and competed around the country, entering all the events. His lanky, 6-foot, 5-inch frame didn’t fit the usual cowboy mold, but it didn’t keep him from becoming college rodeo’s all-around champion in 1959. Adding weight to his height, Roddy became a powerful force in steer wrestling in the early 1960s. He went to the National Finals Rodeo for the first time in 1962. In 1966, he won the world championship in steer wrestling, setting a record for total earnings in the event.
Accolades
Biography
World Championships: 2
Steer Wrestling: 1966, 1968
National Finals Rodeo Average Champion
Steer Wrestling: 1966
Born: October 3, 1937 in San Francisco, California
Joined the PRCA: 1956
Rodeo Championships
California Rodeo Salinas / Salinas, CA
Steer Wrestling: 1962, 1964, 1966
Cheyenne Frontier Days / Cheyenne, WY
Steer Wrestling: 1971
Cody Stampede / Cody, WY
Steer Wrestling: 1966
Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo / Fort Worth, TX
Steer Wrestling: 1968
Grand National Stock Show & Rodeo / San Francisco, CA
Steer Wrestling: 1968, 1972
Iowa’s Championship Rodeo / Sidney, IA
Steer Wrestling: 1966
La Fiesta de los Vaqueros Rodeo / Tucson, AZ
Steer Wrestling: 1967
Ogden Pioneer Days Rodeo / Ogden, UT
Steer Wrestling: 1968
Red Bluff Round-Up / Red Bluff, CA
Steer Wrestling: 1962, 1966
Reno Rodeo / Reno, NV
Steer Wrestling: 1966, 1971, 1976
Rowell Ranch Rodeo / Hayward, CA
All-Around: 1965, 1969
Steer Wrestling: 1956, 1964, 1965, 1967
Team Roping: 1965
San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo / San Antonio, TX
Steer Wrestling: 1966
