Stock Contractor • Inducted 1990 Rodeo was Walt Alsbaugh’s life for more than 60 years. He won the tie-down roping title in Monte Vista, Colo., when he was 13, and again 22 years later. During those years he competed in every event except bareback riding. Walt Alsbaugh Rodeo began with the...
All-Around • Inducted 1989 Many consider Gene Rambo the most versatile cowboy ever. Born in San Miguel, Calif., in 1929, Rambo competed in all three roughstock events (bareback riding, saddle bronc riding and bull riding) and all four timed events (steer wrestling, team roping, tie-down roping and steer roping). More importantly...
Steer Wrestling • Inducted 1989 Bill Pickett, born in 1870, is credited with founding bulldogging or steer wrestling, as it is known today. Legend has it that Pickett resorted to biting the lip of a recalcitrant steer to wrestle it to the dirt to get it into the corral. Pickett moved...
Contract Personnel • Inducted 1989 Known as the voice of Cheyenne Frontier Days for 26 years, Chuck Parkison started his rodeo career as a bareback rider, bull rider and sometime chute boss. Born Dec. 30, 1918, in Rapid City, S.D., his announcing career began in Los Angeles in 1947 when the...
Bull Riding • Inducted 1989 Dick Griffith began his rodeo career as a trick rider when he was 6 and went on to win four consecutive world bull riding championships. A member of the famous 101 Ranch Rodeo outfit in 1930-31, Griffith attributed his exceptional balance and coordination in bull riding...
Stock Contractor • Inducted 1989 *Inducted as a pair with Robert Christensen. Henry and Robert Christensen, with their sister, Babe, began staging backyard Sunday rodeos in the 1930s. Their bucking broncs were horses that had worked all week and their Brahmas were cows. They charged a dime for admission. Henry was born...
Stock Contractor • Inducted 1989 *Inducted as a pair with Henry Christensen. Henry and Robert Christensen, with their sister, Babe, began staging backyard Sunday rodeos in the 1930s. Their bucking broncs were horses that had worked all week and their Brahmas were cows. They charged a dime for admission. Henry was born...
Saddle Bronc Riding • Inducted 1989 Canada’s Winston Bruce has made his mark on rodeo, not only as a contestant but also as an administrator. As a rodeo competitor, Bruce was a 10-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier in saddle bronc riding. The native of Stettler, Alberta, developed a winning style through...
