Saddle Bronc Riding • Inducted 1991 Marty Wood, who began his rodeo career as a bareback rider and bull rider, made his mark in ProRodeo in saddle bronc riding. During his career, he won three world titles, three Canadian Professional Rodeo Association championships and the aggregate crown at every major rodeo...
Rodeo Notable • Inducted 1991 During his career, the name Billy Bob Watt signified a shrewd business manager, tough negotiator and man of his word. He was named to the Board of Directors of the Fort Worth, Texas-based Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show and Rodeo in 1945, elected president in 1946...
Rodeo Notable • Inducted 1991 Buster Ivory, who got his start as a cowboy, went on to be well-known for his efforts in the management and administration of ProRodeo. Born Aug. 9, 1923, in Alturus, Calif., Ivory’s first rodeo was in McArthur, Calif., in 1937. According to Ivory, “It wasn’t much...
All-Around • Inducted 1991 His entire rodeo career spanned only eight years, but Louis Brooks was known as one of the best all-around cowboys ever. When he started, he entered all three roughstock events and won. Later, Brooks began to specialize, giving up bull riding. “When I quit the bulls, my...
