Events: Team Roping (Heading), Team Roping
Born: 12/4/1956 Vinita, Okla.
Joined PRCA: 1980
PRCA Career Earnings: $2,444,417.00
World Titles Won: 3 (1980, 1982, 1991)
WNFR Qualifications: 26 (1980-2000, 2002-2005, 2007)
Current Residence: Dayton, Texas
2013 world standings place: 315th
2013 earnings: $1,270
NFSR qualifications: 19 (1985-2001, 2004-05)
Wrangler NFR average titles: 5 (1980, 1982, 1987, 1990, 2005)
NFSR average titles: 1 (1998)
Tour Finale qualifications: 13
Winter: 2001-05
Summer: 2000, 2003-06
Championship: 2003-05
Education: Southeastern Oklahoma State University (Durant)
Professional
Career Highlights
• 2012: Won the Helotes (Texas) Festival Association Rodeo, with Dee Rampy. Finished 203rd in the world standings with $3,645
• 2011: Finished 392nd in the world standings with $460
• 2010: Finished 373rd in the world standings with $683
• 2009: Finished 141st in the world standings with $5,530
• 2007: (Partner Cory Petska) Finished in at least a tie for third place in Rounds 1, 2 and 10 at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Won the San Angelo (Texas) Stock Show and Rodeo; the Wild West Pro Rodeo (Silver City, N.M.); the World’s Oldest Rodeo (Prescott, Ariz.);
the Southwestern International Rodeo (El Paso, Texas) and the Oklahoma State Fair Championship Rodeo (Oklahoma City); co-champion Lawton (Okla.) Rangers Rodeo. Finished 11th in the world standings with $84,904
• 2006: Extended his PRCA record for total NFR/NFRS appearances to 42; with heeler Kinney Harrell won the all-around and team roping title at the 70th Annual Will Rogers Memorial Rodeo (Vinita, Okla.); the all-around title at the Inter-State Fair and Rodeo (Coffeyville, Kan.); the all-around title at Sonora (Texas) Outlaw ProRodeo; the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour Round at the California Rodeo Salinas; the XIT Rodeo & Reunion (Dalhart, Texas) and the average title at the Angelina County Benefit Rodeo (Lufkin, Texas)
• 2005: Extended his PRCA record for total NFR/NFSR appearances to 41; with partner and heeler Cory Petska won his fifth average title at the Wrangler NFR with a total time of 71.7 seconds on 10 head; placed in seven out of 10 rounds en route to the average title and world champion runner-up finish; won the average title at the Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up; won the all-around title at the Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days Rodeo; won the Snake River Stampede (Nampa, Idaho) and the Oakley (Utah) Independence Day Rodeo; was co-champion in the steer roping at the Amarillo (Texas) Tri-State Fair Rodeo; placed first in the team roping and second in the all-around at the Wrangler NFR and fifth in the Steer Roping National Finals with earnings of $76,731 (TR), $80,531 (AA), $3,800 (SR); finished the year second in the world in team roping with $147,669 and fifth in the all-around with $171,517 ; finished the year 15th in the steer roping with $23,748
• 2004: Inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame; Surpassed the $2 million mark in career earnings at the Greeley (Colo.) Rocky Mountain Independence Stampede. Finished sixth in the world team roping standings with $110,627, seventh in steer roping with $35,353 and seventh in the all-around with $145,989. Was third in the average at the Wrangler NFR with Cory Petska where they won $57,760; finalist at Pace Chute-out (Las Vegas) with Kirt Jones; tied for Tour round win at Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days with Patrick Smith; won Tour round at the California Rodeo Salinas with Patrick Smith; was a semifinalist at Pace Picante ProRodeo Classic (Dallas) with Cory Petska; placed in four of 10 rounds at the Wrangler NFR, tying for the win in Round 9 with a time of 3.8 seconds with Cory Petska; won the Wrangler NFR all-around title with $68,486
• 2003: (partner Kyle Lockett) Won New Mexico State Fair & Rodeo (Albuquerque); horse Megazord finished third in the AQHA Horse of the Year contest; co-winner in Round 8 with a 4.0-second run at the Wrangler NFR; qualified for his 20th Wrangler NFR in team roping, tying all-time event record; finished sixth in the world team roping standings with $101,665; 28th in the steer roping with $11,067 and eighth in the all-around with $112,733
• 2002: Qualified for his 19th Wrangler NFR in team roping, tying all-time event record; finished eighth in the team roping header standings, 21st in the steer roping and 12th in the all-around
• 2000: Won (with Mike Beers) the Dodge City (Kan.) Round-Up, Days of ‘47 (Salt Lake City) and Sandhills Stock Show & Rodeo (Odessa, Texas); won all-around title at Dodge City (Kan.) Round-Up
• 1999: Co-champion (with Zane Bowers) at the Lea County Fair and Rodeo (Lovington, N.M.)
• 1998: Won the National Finals Steer Roping average title
• 1996: Won (with Rich Skelton) the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo and Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo (Colorado Springs, Colo.); won the all-around title at Lea County Fair and Rodeo (Lovington, N.M.) and Texas Circuit Finals Rodeo
• Won all-around title in Texas Circuit in 1996 and won team roping titles in 1980, 1984, 1986, 1992 and from 1995-96
• NFR team roping average champion, 1980, 1982, 1987, 1990 and 2005
