J.W. Stoker, a member of the ProRodeo Hall of Fame, passed away April 21 in Weatherford, Texas. He was 94. Stoker, who was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 2011, built a career spanning more than seven decades by being equally adept as a trick rider and trick roper. In...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Trevor Brazile, the King of PRCA cowboys with 26 world championships, heads up a star-studded 2022 induction class for the ProRodeo Hall of Fame. Brazile is joined by four-time PRCA World Champion Bareback Rider Bobby Mote (2002, 2007, 2009-2010), World Champion Team Roper Bobby Harris (1991), stock...
Saddle bronc rider Bud Munroe, a ProRodeo Hall of Famer, passed away April 9 at Ascension Providence Hospital in Waco, Texas. He was 70. Munroe was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, Colo., in 2007, and his wife Jimmie, a world champion barrel racer and president of...
Earlier this month, the ProRodeo Hall of Fame launched a new online store. The new online store sells about 75% of merchandise that is available in our museum gift shop. Our gift shop has been a huge hit with museum visitors and is now available for anyone to shop. Items available...
The San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo made a $15,000 donation to the Hall of Fame. The check was presented to Kent Sturman, Director of the ProRodeo Hall of Fame, during the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo on February 15, 2022. Making the presentation was Nancy Loeffler, Chairman of...
A new exhibit entitled “Treasurers from the Vault” has opened in the ProRodeo Hall of Fame’s 101 Gallery. The display features newer acquisitions as well as items from smaller collections owned by the Hall that have not been out for public viewing in some time. The major featured collection in the...
ProRodeo has lost one of its superstars. ProRodeo Hall of Fame bull rider Jerome Robinson passed away Jan. 9. He was 74. Robinson, who was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, Colo., in 2019, qualified for the National Finals Rodeo 11 times – 1970-75 and 1977-81. Robinson went...
ProRodeo Hall of Fame tie-down roper Barry Burk passed away Dec. 16. He was 79. Burk, who was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 1994 and qualified for the National Finals Rodeo 18 times – 16 in tie-down roping (1964-77, 1979-80) and twice in steer wrestling (1963, 1969). He...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – ProRodeo Hall of Fame saddle bronc rider Clint Johnson has been named the 2021 Legend of ProRodeo. Johnson will be honored at the 14th annual Wrangler Gold Buckle Gala on Nov. 29 at 6 p.m. (PT) at the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. "I just...
Robert (Bob) Thain, a ProRodeo Hall of Famer, passed away peacefully Monday, Aug. 2 at age 85 following a brief illness. Thain was inducted in the Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, Colo., in 1999 as a Notable for his contributions to the sport of rodeo. Thain helped reorganization efforts as...
