Trujillo, J.C.
Bareback Riding • Inducted 1994
James Charles Trujillo, born May 10, 1948, began his rodeo career at age 6 in his hometown of Prescott, Ariz. His early prowess resulted in the bareback riding championship of the Arizona Junior Rodeo Association, participation on the Arizona State University rodeo team and the 1968 intercollegiate bareback riding championship. Trujillo joined the PRCA in 1967 and hit the pro circuit full throttle in 1972, eventually qualifying for 12 National Finals Rodeos. Long known as one of rodeo’s most magnetic personalities and a great spokesman for rodeo, Trujillo now combines his love of two sports, rodeo and skiing, in the Cowboy Downhill held every January in Steamboat Springs, Colo. Trujillo believes that success depends on the ability to be realistic about yourself and acknowledge your limitations. He is famous for his realistic and ever-positive attitude and a megawatt smile.
Accolades
Biography
World Championships: 1
Bareback Riding: 1981
RAM Circuit Year-End Champion
Mountain States Circuit:
Bareback Riding: 1980
Turquoise Circuit:
Bareback Riding: 1975
Born: May 10, 1948 in Prescott, Arizona
Joined PRCA: 1967
NFR Qualifications: 12
Rodeo Championships
Buffalo Bill Rodeo / North Platte, NE
Bareback Riding: 1979
California Rodeo Salinas / Salinas, CA
Bareback Riding: 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978
Clovis Rodeo / Clovis, CA
Bareback Riding: 1973, 1981
Ellensburg Rodeo / Ellensburg, WA
Bareback Riding: 1981
Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo / Fort Worth, TX
Bareback Riding: 1980, 1982
Grand National Stock Show & Rodeo San Francisco, CA
Bareback Riding: 1981
Iowa’s Championship Rodeo / Sidney, IA
Bareback Riding: 1981
Ogden Pioneer Days Rodeo / Ogden, UT
Bareback Riding: 1974, 1978, 1983
Pendleton Round-Up / Pendleton, OR
Bareback Riding: 1982, 1983
Red Bluff Round-Up / Red Bluff, CA
Bareback Riding: 1981, 1983
Reno Rodeo / Reno, NV
Bareback Riding: 1979, 1984
Rowell Ranch Rodeo / Hayward, CA
Bareback Riding: 1985
Spanish Fork Fiesta Days Rodeo / Spanish Fork, UT
Bareback Riding: 1977
World’s Oldest Rodeo Prescott Frontier Days / Prescott, AZ
Bareback Riding: 1972, 1975, 1980, 1984
