ProRodeo Hall of Fame The ProRodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy was opened in August 1979 as a museum designed to "preserve the legacy of the cowboy contests, the heritage and culture of those original competitions, and the champions of the past , present and future." It is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado , and only inducts Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and Women's Professional Rodeo Association members. It is the "only museum in the world devoted exclusively to the sport of professional rodeo."Inductees Since the Hall’s opening in 1979, 250 people, 31 livestock and 27 rodeo committees have been inducted. More than 100 individuals are nominated each year, but only a few are selected. For a complete list of inductees, see List of ProRodeo Hall of Fame inductees . Notable inductees include:Humans Jim Shoulders, one of the most successful contestants in the PRCA Chris LeDoux, 1970 professional rodeo cowboy and country music star, won a world bareback-riding championship Ty Murray, seven-time all-around champion, two bull-riding championships Tuff Hedeman, three-time PRCA bull-riding champion Charles Sampson, first African-American world champion 1982 Larry Mahan, six-time all-around champion Roy Cooper won six tie-down calf-roping championships Charmayne James was an 11-time WPRA champion and seven-time NFR average barrel-racing champion Slim Pickens, actor/rodeo clown Ben Johnson, steer roper/Oscar-winning actor Lane Frost, 1987 world champion bull rider , won seven-match Challenge of the Champions with bull Red Rock . Casey Tibbs, saddle bronc rider/actor Don Gay, eight-time bull-riding champion Lewis Feild, three-time all-around champion, twice bareback champion Fred Whitfield, eight-time calf-roping championHorses Steamboat, a gelding bronc, was inducted 1979; he is the model of the Wyoming state trademark , Bucking Horse and Rider , with the rider having been Clayton Danks , a Nebraska native who died in 1970 in Thermopolis, Wyoming Scamper , barrel racing , was inducted in 1996 Star Plaudit “Red”, a barrel racing horse , won two world championships in a single season Midnight , a saddle bronc, was inducted in 1979 Gray Wolf, sire, many of the best bucking horses today descend from Gray Wolf, inducted in 2016 War Paint, a saddle bronc, was three-time bucking horse of the year , and inducted in 2011 Descent, a saddle bronc, despite an injury at the beginning of the '70s, returned to win his fifth and sixth bucking horse of the year award, and was inducted in 1979 Scottie , steer wrestling , chestnut gelding, was able to take three cowboys to four world championships. Many liked him because he did not tire easily, enabling multiple cowboys to show him in quick successionBulls Skoal Pacific Bell , bull riding , only ridden five times in 150 outs, he also was the only three-time PRCA world champion bull in history, and was inducted in 2007 Bodacious , bull riding, was one of two bulls to win the PBR and PRCA world champion and the inaugural champion bull of the PBR, inducted in 1999 Crooked Nose,1990, was the only fighting bull inducted, loved by fans and dreaded by bullfighters, and inducted in 1990. Red Rock, unridden in 309 outs in his pro rodeo career, inducted in 1990 Old Spec, ridden 7 times in 350 outs, was inducted in 1979 Oscar , in 300 outs, only eight riders rode him, including Don Gay three times, he then became a legend in breeding. In fact, the renowned Bushwacker and many other great bulls came from Oscar. He was also featured in the Disney documentary film , The Great American Cowboy , and was inducted in 1979 Tornado , bucking off 220 cowboys before being ridden by Freckles Brown , was inducted in 1979Pioneer Award Earl W. Bascom, recipient of the Pioneer Award 2016, was a rodeo-equipment inventor, world record time holder, actor, and artist/sculptor.
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