Arnold, Walt
Steer Roping • Inducted 2009
A rancher all of his life, Walt Arnold didn’t compete full time until he was 25 years old, yet he qualified for the National Finals Steer Roping 19 times (1965-67, 1969-72, 1974-82, 1984-86), a number surpassed only by Guy Allen and Arnold Felts in steer roping history. Arnold, of Silverton, Texas, won the world championship in 1969 and finished as reserve champion three additional times (1971, 1978-79), missing out on the 1971 title by just $538 to Olin Young. He won the NFSR average title twice (1965 and 1978) and competed in team roping at the NFR in 1966 with Bob Ragsdale and 1968 with Tim Prather. He served as the PRCA’s steer roping director from 1974 to 1977, elected by his fellow competitors.
Accolades
Biography
World Championships: 1
Steer Roping: 1969
National Finals Rodeo Average Champion
Steer Roping: 1965, 1978
RAM Circuit Finals Rodeo Champion
Texas Circuit:
Steer Roping: 1979
Born: September 1, 1938 in Silverton, Texas
Died: August 14, 2020 in Silverton, Texas
NFSR Qualifications: 19
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Rodeo Championships
Cheyenne Frontier Days / Cheyenne, WY
Steer Wrestling: 1969
Dodge City Roundup / Dodge City, KS
Steer Roping: 1983
Greeley Stampede / Greeley, CO
Team Roping: 1974
Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo / Guymon, OK
Steer Roping: 1980, 1984
Pendleton Round-Up / Pendleton, OR
All-Around: 1973, 1975
Steer Wrestling: 1976
Steer Roping: 1980
