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World Champions
World Records

PRCA Records
For more records and statistics, please see the PRCA media guide.

PRCA career earnings leaders (through Nov. 19, 2009)
1. Trevor Brazile (TD, TR, SR) $3,294,727
2. Joe Beaver (TD, TR, SR), $2,963,684
3. Billy Etbauer (SB), $2,919,459
4. Fred Whitfield (TD, TR), $2,840,901
5. Cody Ohl (TD, TR, SR), $2,577,798
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) $2,253,781
10. Clay O’Brien Cooper (TR, TD, SR), $2,233,086

Highest single-year earnings
$425,115, Trevor Brazile in 2007

Most money won at a rodeo
$149,099, Trevor Brazile at the Wrangler NFR in 2008

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)

Three-brother sets to qualify in the same year
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
31 – Trevor Brazile, SR, 1997-2009; 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, 2006-09
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 (tie): 7, Ty Murray, 7, Trevor Brazile
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
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; Will Lowe on Kesler Rodeo’s Sky Reach in Omaha, Neb., 2003; Ryan Gray on Carr Pro Rodeo’s Grass Dancer in Eagle, Colo., 2009

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 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.

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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