
Career earnings leaders (through December 31, 2010) 1. Trevor Brazile (TD, TR, SR) $3,894,771 2. Joe Beaver (TD, TR, SR), $2,963,684 3. Billy Etbauer (SB), $2,919,459 4. Fred Whitfield (TD, TR), $2,981,555 5. Cody Ohl (TD, TR, SR), $2,713,594 6. Dan Mortensen (SB, BR), $2,555,716 7. Tee Woolman (TR, SR), $2,438,360 8. Allen Bach (TR, TD), $2,278,842 9. Rod Hay (SB) $2,331,475 10. Clay O’Brien Cooper (TR, TD, SR), $2,233,086 Highest single-year earnings $507,921, Trevor Brazile in 2010 Most money won at a rodeo $211,509, Trevor Brazile at the Wrangler NFR in 2010 Most money won at a regular-season PRCA rodeo $61,500, Lindsay Sears at RodeoHouston in 2008 Clint Cannon, $59,500, RodeoHouston in 2009 Most money won in rookie year $197,646, Steve Woolsey (BR) in 2005 Wrangler NFR Records Youngest qualifiers 10 years, 6 months – Ann Lewis, GBR, 1968* 15 years, 4 months – J.D. Yates, TR – 1975 15 years, 11 months – Ace Berry, TR – 1962 *Ann Lewis qualified for the 1968 NFR, but died in a traffic accident in October. Oldest qualifiers 62 years, 6 months – June Holeman, GBR – 2005 57 years, 7 months – Everett Shaw, SR – 1965 Only father-son-daughter trio to compete at NFR in the same year 1984 – Dick (TR), J.D. (TR) and Kelly Yates (barrel racing) Only mother-son combination to compete at NFR in the same year 2003-05 – Terri Kaye Kirkland (LBR) and Clay and Travis Tryan (TR) Five-brother sets to qualify in the same year 2010-Clay,Travis,Brady Tryan (TR); Clint, Cliff, Tuff Cooper (TR); Curtis, Cody Cassidy (SW) Hieth, Cody DeMoss (SB) Cody, Jesse Wright (SB) Three Brother Sets 1975 – Butch (BR), Kaye (BB) and Sandy Kirby (BB, BR); 1989-92, 1994-97 – Robert, Billy and Dan Etbauer, SB Only three brothers to qualify in the same event in the same year 1989-92, 1994-97 – Robert, Billy and Dan Etbauer, SB Only father and two-son combination to qualify in the same event in the same year 1983 – James, Guy and Gip Allen, SR Cowboys at NFR as contestants and bullfighters Wilbur Plaugher – SW, 1959; BF, 1972 Jerry Olson – SW, 1969; BF, 1973 Frank Rhoades – BB, 1959; BF, 1971, 1977 Only left-handed tie-down ropers to qualify Grady Allen, 1960 Bob Ragsdale, 1961-75 Ronnye Sewalt, 1961, 1963-75, 1977-78 Butch Bode, 1976 Tom Walker, 1986, 1998 James Zant, 1987-88, 1990, 1995 Most consecutive qualifications 32 – Guy Allen, SR, 1977-2008 21 – Roy Duvall, SW, 1966-86 Billy Etbauer, SB, 1989-2009 Most NFR qualifications in one or more events 42 – Tee Woolman, SR, 1985-2001, 2004-05; TR, 1980-84, 1986-88, 90-93, 1995-2000, 2002-05, 2007 32 – Roy Cooper, TD, 1976-87, 1989, 1991-93, 1995-96, 2000; SR, 1980-81, 1983-88, 1990, 1992-93, 1996, 1999 Guy Allen, SR, 1977-2008 32 – Trevor Brazile, SR, 1997-2010; TD, 1999-2009; TR, 1998, 2003-04, 2006-09 27 – Larry Mahan, SB, 1964, 1966-71, 1973, 1975; BB, 1966-71, 1973-75; BR, 1965-73 Allen Bach, TR, 1979-90, 1993-96, 1998-2008 Cowboys qualifying in four events Trevor Brazile – TD, SR, TR (heading and heeling) Dale Smith – TD, SR, TR (heading and heeling) Cowboys qualifying in three events Joe Beaver – TD, SR, TR Mike Beers – TD, TR, SR Bobby Berger – SB, BB, BR Jimmie Cooper – TD, SW, TR Tom Ferguson – TD, SW, SR Phil Lyne – BR, TD, SR Larry Mahan – SB, BB, BR Ty Murray – SB, BB, BR Cash Myers – SW, TD, SR Benny Reynolds – BB, BR, SW Lyle Sankey – SB, BB, BR Cowboys qualifying in three events in one year Bobby Berger – SB, BB, BR, 1971 Trevor Brazile – TD, TR, SR, 2003-04, 2006-10 Tom Ferguson – TD, SW, SR, 1979 Larry Mahan – SB, BB, BR, 1966-70, 1971, 73 Ty Murray – SB, BB, BR, 1990-94 Dale Smith – TD, TR, SR, 1959-60 Most Money Won during Cowboy Christmas (Fourth of July week) 1. Ty Murray (1999), $37,630 2. Kanin Asay (2007), $36,031 3. Jesse Bail (2002), $33,455 4. Scott Johnston (2000), $31,252 5. Blair Burk (2000), $30,105 Youngest World Champion Jim Rodriguez Jr., 1959 team roper at age 18 Oldest World Champion Ike Rude, 1953 steer roper at age 59 Team Roping, single run Chad Masters/Jade Corkill, 3.3 seconds, ninth round 2009 Wrangler NFR Most World Titles Combination of Events: 16, Jim Shoulders All-Around: 8-Trevor Brazile, 7-Ty Murray Consecutive All-Around: 6, Ty Murray, 1989-94 (tie) 5, Larry Mahan, 1966-70, Tom Ferguson, 1974-79 Bareback Riding: (tie) 5, Joe Alexander, Bruce Ford Consecutive Bareback Riding: 5, Joe Alexander, 1971-75 Steer Wrestling: 6, Homer Pettigrew Consecutive Steer Wrestling: 4, Homer Pettigrew, 1942-45 Team Roping: 8, Speed Williams and Rich Skelton Consecutive Team Roping: 8, Speed Williams and Rich Skelton, 1997-2004 Saddle Bronc Riding: (tie) 6, Casey Tibbs and Dan Mortensen Consecutive Saddle Bronc Riding: 4, Casey Tibbs, 1951-54 Tie-down Roping: 8, Dean Oliver Consecutive Tie-down Roping: (tie) 5, Dean Oliver, 1960-64; Roy Cooper, 1980-84 Bull Riding: 8, Don Gay Consecutive Bull Riding: 6, Jim Shoulders, 1954-59 Steer Roping: 18, Guy Allen Consecutive Steer Roping: 11, Guy Allen, 1991-2001 Triple Crown Winners Three World Titles in One Year Leonard Ward (AA, BB, SB), 1934 Everett Bowman (AA, SW, TD), 1935 Everett Bowman (AA, TD, SR), 1937 Louis Brooks (AA, BB, SB), 1944 Bill Linderman (AA, SW, SB), 1950 Casey Tibbs (AA, BB, SB), 1951 Harry Tompkins (AA, BB, BR), 1952 Jim Shoulders (AA, BB, BR), 1956-58 Roy Cooper (AA, TD, SR), 1983 Trevor Brazile (AA, TD, SR), 2007 Highest Scored Rides Bareback Riding 94 points – Wes Stevenson on Kesler Rodeo’s Cover Girl in Dallas, 2002; and Will Lowe on Kesler Rodeo’s Sky Reach in Omaha, Neb., 2003. 93 points – Ryan Stutes on Classic Pro Rodeo’s Cattle Drive in Texarkana, Ark., 2007; Andy Martinez on Big Bend Rodeo’s Smokeless Spring Fling in Las Vegas, 2004; Wes Stevenson on Barnes PRCA Rodeo’s Smokeless Bow Tie in Dallas, 2002; Bobby Mote on Kesler Rodeo’s Sky Reach in Dallas, 2002; and Joe Alexander on Beutler Bros. & Cervi’s Marlboro in Cheyenne, Wyo., 1974. 92 points – Ty Murray on Flying Five Rodeo Company’s Bordertown in San Francisco, 1991; Scott Lund on Powder River’s Touch of Silver in Plains, Mont., 2003; Clint Cannon on Stace Smith’s Dippin RD Mercer in Monte Vista, Colo., 2004; and Evan Jayne on Bad Company Rodeo’s Moulin Rouge in Killeen, Texas, 2007. Saddle Bronc Riding 95 points – Doug Vold on Franklin’s Transport in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, 1979; and Glen O’Neill on Franklin’s Airwolf in Innisfail, Alberta, 1996. 94 points -- Jeremy Harden on Kesler Championship Rodeo’s Cool Alley in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, 2003 93 points – Kent Cooper on Kerby’s Hang ’em High in Vernal, Utah, 1980; Billy Etbauer on Kesler Championship Rodeo’s Cool Alley Dip at Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, 2003-04; and Josh Reynolds on Kesler Championship Rodeo’s Cool Alley in Cloverdale, 2005. Bull Riding 100 points – Wade Leslie on Growney’s Wolfman in Central Point, Ore., 1991. 98 points – Denny Flynn on Steiner’s Red Lightning in Palestine, Ill., 1979. 97 points – Don Gay on RSC’s Oscar in San Francisco, 1977. Single Season Earnings, Regular Season Bareback Riding Clint Cannon, $233,504 Single Season Earnings, Regular Season Team Roping-Header Chad Masters, $127,749 Single Season Earnings, Regular Season Team Roping-Heeler Jade Corkill, $118,277 Single Season Earnings Bareback Riding Bobby Mote, $310,219 Single Season Earnings Steer Wrestling Lee Graves, $251,031 Wrangler NFR Earnings Bareback riding Bobby Mote, $139,880 Wrangler NFR Earnings Steer wrestling Lee Graves, $130,458 Wrangler NFR Earnings Team roping Nick Sartain/Kollin VonAhn, $106,292 Wrangler NFR Earnings Barrel racing Sherry Cervi, $146,100 |
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