Duhon, Steve
Steer Wrestling • Inducted 2003
Louisiana cowboy Steve Duhon was a son of a horse trainer and part-time rodeo contestant. He became interested in horses when he was 5 years old, and it was that interest in horses and rodeo that led Duhon to a crossroads. He had to choose between football at Louisiana State University or a career on the rodeo trail. He decided he had a better chance for success in the arena. In 1985 that decision paid off when Duhon captured PRCA Resistol Rookie of the Year honors. The next year, he won the first of three world championships. Along the way to those championships, Duhon qualified for the National Finals Rodeo eight times, twice won the steer wrestling NFR aggregate title and established a Wrangler NFR record run of 3.0 seconds in 1986, a mark that was tied in 2001.
Accolades
Biography
World Championships: 3
Steer Wrestling: 1986, 1987, 1993
National Finals Rodeo Average Champion
Steer Wrestling: 1987, 1993
Rookie of the Year
Steer Wrestling: 1985
RAM Circuit Year-End Champion
Southern Circuit:
All-Around: 1989
Steer Wrestling: 1986, 1989, 1993
Born: May 27, 1962 in Opelousas, Louisiana
Joined the PRCA: 1985
NFR Qualifications: 8
Rodeo Championships
Buffalo Bill Rodeo / North Platte, NE
Steer Wrestling: 1987
Cheyenne Frontier Days / Cheyenne, WY
Steer Wrestling: 1986
Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo / Fort Worth, TX
Steer Wrestling: 1986
Iowa’s Championship Rodeo / Sidney, IA
Steer Wrestling: 1986, 1989
National Western Stock Show & Rodeo / Denver, CO
Steer Wrestling: 2000
San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo / San Antonio, TX
Steer Wrestling: 1998
Snake River Stampede / Nampa, ID
Steer Wrestling: 1985, 1992 (tie)
West of the Pecos Rodeo / Pecos, TX
Steer Wrestling: 1988
World’s Oldest Rodeo Prescott Frontier Days / Prescott, AZ
All-Around: 1989
Steer Wrestling: 1990, 1997
