PRCA Career Earnings Leaders
(Through 2007)
1. Joe Beaver (TD, TR, SR) $2,872,454
2. Fred Whitfield (TD, TR) $2,644,088
3. Billy Etbauer (SB) $2,628,361
4. Trevor Brazile (TR, TD, SR) $2,607,670
5. Dan Mortensen (SB, BR) $2,555,252
6. Tee Woolman (TR, SR) $2,424,281
7. Cody Ohl (TD, TR, SR) $2,378,450
8. Clay O’Brien Cooper (TR) $2,134,034
9. Allen Bach (TR) $2,121,103
10. Rod Hay (SB) $2,087,383
11. Rich Skelton (TR, SR) $2,078,178
12. Roy Cooper (TD, TR, SR) $2,077,839
Highest Single-year Earnings
$425,115, Trevor Brazile in 2007
Most Money Won at a Rodeo
$142,644, B.J. Schumacher at the 2006 Wrangler NFR
Most Money Won at a
Regular-Season Rodeo
$61,500, Lindsay Sears at RodeoHouston, 2007
Most Money Won in Rookie Year
$197,646, Steve Woolsey (BR) in 2005
Most Money Won in Regular
Season, by Event (Prior to NFR)
Bareback Riding
$152,184, Bobby Mote, 2007
Steer Wrestling
$125,625, Luke Branquinho, 2004
Team Roping (Heading)
$110,626, Speed Williams, 2000
Team Roping (Heeling)
$110,626, Rich Skelton, 2000
Saddle Bronc Riding
$168,527, Dan Mortensen, 2002
Tie-down Roping
$165,460, Cody Ohl, 2006
Barrel Racing
$164,521, Brittany Pozzi-Pharr, 2007
Bull Riding
$228,766, Matt Austin, 2005
Steer Roping
$87,927, Guy Allen, 1998
Most Money Won in One Year,
By Event
Bareback Riding
$280,227, Will Lowe, 2006
Steer Wrestling
$206,415, Lee Graves, 2005
Team Roping (Heading)
$183,102, Chad Masters, 2007
Team Roping (Heeling)
$180,305, Rich Skelton, 2003
Saddle Bronc Riding
$278,169, Jeff Willert, 2005
Tie-down Roping
$298,112, Cody Ohl, 2006
Barrel Racing
$259,713, Brittany Pozzi-Pharr, 2007
Bull Riding
$320,766, Matt Austin, 2005
Steer Roping
$99,132, Guy Allen, 1998
Youngest World Champion
Jim Rodriguez Jr., 1959 team roper at age 18
Oldest World Champion
Ike Rude, 1953 steer roper at age 59
Most World Titles
Combination of Events: 16, Jim Shoulders
All-Around: 7, Ty Murray
Consecutive All-Around: (tie) 6, Tom Ferguson, 1974-79; and Ty Murray,
1989-94
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
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; Josh Reynolds on
Kesler Championship Rodeo’s Cool Alley in
Surrey, British Columbia, 2005; 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; 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.
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; and Josh
Reynolds on Kesler Championship Rodeo’s Cool
Alley in Surrey, British Columbia, 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.
Fastest Times
(Arena conditions, sizes and scorelines vary)
Steer Wrestling
2.2 seconds (without barrier)–
Oral Zumwalt in Palm Springs, Calif., 1939
2.4 seconds (with barrier) –
Jim Bynum and Todd Whatley in Marietta, Okla.,
1955; Gene Melton in Pecatonia, Ill., 1976; and
Carl Deaton in Tulsa, Okla., 1976.
Team Roping
3.5 seconds –
Blaine Linaweaver/Jory Levy in San Angelo, Texas,
2001; and Clay Tryan/Patrick Smith at Wrangler
NFR, 2005.
3.6 seconds –
Clay Tryan/Caleb Twisselman and Travis
Tryan/Matt Zancanella at Dallas, 2002.
Tie-down Roping
5.7 seconds –
Lee Phillips in Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, 1978
(did not leave box).
6.3 seconds –
Ricky Canton in Strathmore, Alberta, 2005
6.5 seconds –
Cody Ohl at Wrangler National Finals Rodeo,
2003; and Clint Robinson in Amarillo, Texas,
2004.
Steer Roping
7.9 seconds –
Guy Allen in Duncan, Okla., 2000. |