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List of Professional Bull Riders Champions
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This List of Professional Bull Riders Champions provides lists of all the year-end champions of the Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR). There are the World Champion bull riders, World Finals event champions, World Champion bulls, and Rookie of the Year, for example. Also listed are the winners of various awards that are given out at the end of each season. The Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR) is an international professional bull riding organization based in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. In the United States, PBR events are televised on CBS and streamed live for free on RidePass on Pluto TV. PBR events are also televised on TUDN and streamed on Vix Premium; both for Spanish-speaking viewers in the United States and Mexico.[3] More than 800 bull riders from the United States, Canada, Brazil, Australia and other countries hold PBR memberships.[4][5] This article lists all the various champions and awards that have been bestowed since the founding of the PBR in 1992.

World Champion Bull Riders

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World Finals Event Champions

[7]

Rookie of the Year

[8]

World Champion Bull

[2] • Bodacious was also the 1994–1995 PRCA Bucking Bull of the Year. When Sweet Pro's Bruiser won the PRCA Bucking Bull of the Year award for 2017, he and Bodacious became the only bulls to win both the PRCA and PBR titles. Each bull won their two titles in the same year. Bodacious won both of his titles in 1995, while Sweet Pro's Bruiser won both of his titles in 2017.[9] •• There was actually a tie between Sweet Pro's Bruiser, Sweet Pro's Long John and Pearl Harbor, which was resolved by taking the sum of the bull's best eight outs for the season. That is done according to the PBR rules as the first way to resolve a tiebreaker.[10]

Bull of the World Finals

  • 1996 – Strawberry Wine
  • 1997 – Nitro
  • 1998 – Cash
  • 1999 – Dillinger (tie)
  • 1999 – Promise Land (tie)
  • 2000 – Promise Land
  • 2001 – Little Yellow Jacket
  • 2002 – Ugly
  • 2003 – Neon Nights
  • 2004 – Crossfire Hurricane
  • 2005 – Pandora's Box
  • 2006 – Lucky Strike
  • 2007 – Chicken on a Chain (tie)
  • 2007 – Troubadour (tie)
  • 2008 – Bones
  • 2009 – Code Blue
  • 2010 – Bones
  • 2011 – Bushwacker
  • 2012 – Asteroid
  • 2013 – Bushwacker
  • 2014 – No bull awarded
  • 2015 – No bull awarded
  • 2016 – No bull awarded
  • 2017 – Sweet Pro's Bruiser
  • 2018 – Hocus Pocus (tie)
  • 2018 – Legit (tie)
  • 2019 – Smooth Operator
  • 2020 – I'm Busted (tie)
  • 2020 – Smooth Operator (tie)
  • 2021 – Woopaa
  • 2022 – Night Hawk
  • 2023 – Ridin' Solo
  • 2024 – Red Demon

[11] [2]

U.S. Touring Pro Division Champions

Source:[12] Note: This tour debuted in 1995 as the Touring Pro Division. In 1997, it was renamed the Master Pro Series. In 2001, it was renamed the Challenger Tour. 2009 was the last year in which this tour had a year-end finals event, and in 2010, it was changed back to its original title of the Touring Pro Division.

Velocity Tour Champions

Source:[13]

Velocity Tour Finals Champions

Million Dollar Bull Team Challenge Champions

  • 2019 – Harrison / Swearingin / Berger & Barrett Bucking Stock
  • 2020 – Melton Bull Co.
  • 2021 – Sho-Me Rodeo / Rafter J
  • 2022 – Halpain Bucking Bulls
  • 2023 – Nothin' But Try Ranch / Diggers Bucking Bulls
  • 2024 – G&H Cattle

Challenger Series Champions

Challenger Series Finals Champions

International Champions

PBR Canada

Source:[14]

PBR Brazil

Source:[15]

PBR Australia

Source:[16]

PBR Mexico (Defunct)

  • 2006 Mexico Mario Galindo
  • 2007 Mexico Hugo Pedrero
  • 2008 – No PBR Mexico events this year.
  • 2009 Australia Jason O'Hearn
  • 2010 Mexico Adrian Ferreiro
  • 2011 Brazil Simao da Silva
  • 2012 Mexico Juan Carlos Contreras
  • 2013 Mexico Gustavo Pedrero
  • 2014 Mexico Gustavo Pedrero
  • 2015 Costa Rica Alejandro Gamboa
  • 2016 Mexico Juan Carlos Contreras
  • 2017 Mexico Francisco Morales
  • 2018 Mexico Francisco García Torres
  • 2019 Mexico Francisco García Torres
  • 2020 – No PBR Mexico events this year due to COVID-19 restrictions.
  • 2021 – No PBR Mexico events this year due to continued COVID-19 restrictions.
  • 2022 – No PBR Mexico events for a third year in a row.
  • 2023 – After only one event this year, PBR Mexico officially went out of business.

Source:[16] Note: All PBR Mexico events in the 2009 season were held in San Antonio, Texas, United States.

World Cup Champions

Source:[17] Event discontinued after 2010.

Global Cup Champions

Event discontinued after 2022.

Australia Origin Series Champions

U.S. Team Series Regular-Season Champions

U.S. Team Series Regular-Season MVP

U.S. Team Series Champions

U.S. Team Series Championship MVP

U.S. Team Series Fan Favorite Bull

  • 2022 – Moonlight Party
  • 2023 – Utz BesTex Legend
  • 2024 – Cool Whip

Other awards

The PBR has some secondary awards, in addition to the World Championship, given out annually, some named after bull riders fatally injured during competition.[23] The Rookie of the Year award goes to the rookie (first full year of Premier Series competition) bull rider who wins the most points of all first-year competitors. The Stock Contractor of the Year award goes to the stock contractor who has supplied the best bulls to Premier Series events. This award is given based on a vote among the top PBR bull riders.[23] The Bull of the World Finals award goes to the bull who scores the highest points combining all his outs during the PBR World Finals. The Lane Frost/Brent Thurman Award is for the highest-scoring single ride at the World Finals. It is named for Lane Frost, the 1987 Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) World Champion bull rider who was fatally injured at the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo on July 30, 1989; and Brent Thurman, a rising star in pro bull riding and co-founder of the PBR who was seriously injured at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas on December 11, 1994, and died six days later. The Glen Keeley Award is for the Canadian bull rider who earns the most points throughout the entire Premier Series season. It is named for Glen Keeley, the 1989 Canadian Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA) champion bull rider who died of injuries sustained at the PBR Bud Light Cup Series' Ty Murray Invitational on March 24, 2000, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Mason Lowe Award is for the highest-scoring single ride during the regular season of the Premier Series. Mason Lowe was an American bull rider who died of his injuries after being stepped on by a bull on January 15, 2019, during a PBR Velocity Tour event held in conjunction with the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado.[24] The Team Series Regular-Season MVP is awarded to the individual rider who earned the most points during the regular season of the PBR's U.S. Team Series. The Team Series Fan Favorite Bull is awarded to the best performing bull during the regular season of the U.S. Team Series and is decided by fans who voted online. The Great 8 Award is for the individual rider with the highest riding percentage of 20 outs or more during the regular season of the U.S. Team Series. The PBR also has recognition awards in the Heroes and Legends Celebration. Some of these like the Ring of Honor and the Brand of Honor are the equivalent of a Hall of Fame recognition.[25] In 2019 and 2020, the Mason Lowe Award was presented in the arena during the PBR World Finals, but it became a part of the Heroes and Legends Celebration in 2021. However, by 2022, it was now awarded during the opening gala the day before the beginning of the PBR World Finals. From 2011 through 2019, and again in 2021, the Heroes and Legends Celebration took place just before the start of the PBR World Finals. However, as of 2022, said ceremony is no longer a part of the PBR World Finals. Beginning in 2023, it will be held at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in September during the week of Freedom Fest, the annual PBR Team Series event in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Stock Contractor of the Year

  • 1995 – Terry Williams
  • 1996 – Terry Williams
  • 1997 – Terry Williams
  • 1998 – Terry Williams
  • 1999 – Terry Williams
  • 2000 – Herrington Cattle Company
  • 2001 – D&H Cattle Company
  • 2002 – D&H Cattle Company
  • 2003 – D&H Cattle Company
  • 2004 – D&H Cattle Company
  • 2005 – D&H Cattle Company
  • 2006 – Page & Teague Bucking Bulls
  • 2007 – Chad Berger and Larry Ryken
  • 2008 – Chad Berger and Clay Struve
  • 2009 – Chad Berger and Clay Struve
  • 2010 – Jeff Robinson
  • 2011 – Jeff Robinson
  • 2012 – Jeff Robinson
  • 2013 – Jeff Robinson
  • 2014 – Chad Berger and Clay Struve
  • 2015 – Chad Berger and Clay Struve
  • 2016 – Chad Berger and Clay Struve
  • 2017 – Chad Berger and Clay Struve
  • 2018 – Chad Berger and Clay Struve
  • 2019 – Chad Berger and Clay Struve
  • 2020 – Chad Berger and Clay Struve
  • 2021 – Chad Berger and Clay Struve
  • 2022 – Chad Berger, Clay Struve and D&H Cattle Company
  • 2023 – Blake Sharp
  • 2024 – Blake Sharp

Source:[26]

Lane Frost/Brent Thurman Award recipients

Source:[27]

Glen Keeley Award recipients

  • 2000 – B.J. Kramps
  • 2001 – B.J. Kramps
  • 2002 – Reuben Geleynse
  • 2003 – Rob Bell
  • 2004 – Rob Bell
  • 2005 – Matt Roy
  • 2006 – Jesse Torkelson
  • 2007 – Scott Schiffner
  • 2008 – Aaron Roy
  • 2009 – Aaron Roy
  • 2010 – Aaron Roy
  • 2011 – Aaron Roy
  • 2012 – Chad Besplug
  • 2013 – Aaron Roy
  • 2014 – Tanner Byrne
  • 2015 – Tanner Byrne
  • 2016 – Tanner Byrne
  • 2017 – Dakota Buttar
  • 2018 – Dakota Buttar
  • 2019 – Dakota Buttar
  • 2020 – Dakota Buttar
  • 2021 – Dakota Buttar
  • 2022 – Griffin Smeltzer
  • 2023 – Nick Tetz
  • 2024 – Jake Gardner

Source:[28]

Mason Lowe Award recipients

Great 8 Award recipients

U.S. Team Series Executive of the Year

U.S. Team Series Coach of the Year

Discontinued awards

High Money Bull of the Regular Season

Awarded to the bull who earned the most money for the bull riders in the regular season. Discontinued after 2013.

  • 1995 – Baby Face
  • 1996 – High Voltage
  • 1997 – Shotgun Red
  • 1998 – Promise Land
  • 1999 – Gusto
  • 2000 – Moody Blues
  • 2001 – Promise Land
  • 2002 – Promise Land
  • 2003 – Maximus
  • 2004 – Bo Howdy
  • 2005 – Mossy Oak Mudslinger
  • 2006 – Chief
  • 2007 – Evil Forces
  • 2008 – Cat Man Do
  • 2009 – Fully Loaded
  • 2010 – Segs The Juice
  • 2011 – Gunpowder & Lead
  • 2012 – Bad Moon
  • 2013 – Prince Albert

Source:[29]

Golden Barrel Awards

The Golden Barrel Award recipients were decided by fans who voted online. The categories were based on moments that occurred during the Premier Series regular season. The Best Celebration award was for the rider who gave the best celebration after completing a successful qualified ride; the Best Winning Ride award was for the rider who gave the best ride of the regular season; the Best Save award was for the bullfighter who put out the best save of a rider from a bull; the 7 Seconds of Agony award was for the rider who gave the best seven-second ride; and the Best Breakthrough Performance award was for the rider who gave the best comeback performance after recently going through some professional setbacks. The final category was added in 2022. 2021 and 2022 were the only years in which these awards were given out. 2021

2022

Heroes and Legends Celebration

Main article: Professional Bull Riders: Heroes and Legends

This article presents a list of major champions and honors won by Professional Bull Riders. The Heroes and Legends Celebrations have their own article which lists the Ring of Honor, Sharon Shoulders Award, Jim Shoulders Lifetime Achievement Award, Brand of Honor, and Ty Murray Top Hand Award.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2014 PBR Media Guide, PBR at a Glance, p. 5.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2020 PBR Media Guide, Bull Riders & Bulls, p. 3.
  3. ↑ "PBR Team Series to be televised on TUDN and streamed on Vix for Spanish-speaking viewers". Professional Bull Riders. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  4. ↑ "About PBR". Professional Bull Riders. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  5. ↑ 2020 PBR Media Guide, PBR & Bull Riding Basics - The PBR at a Glance, p.4.
  6. ↑ 2020 PBR Media Guide, Records & Statistics, p. 2.
  7. ↑ 2020 PBR Media Guide, Records & Statistics, p. 3.
  8. ↑ 2020 PBR Media Guide, Records & Statistics, p. 6.
  9. ↑ "SweetPro's Bruiser Wins PBR and PRCA World Championships". CISION PR Web. PRWeb. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  10. ↑ "SweetPro's Bruiser wins 2016 World Champion Bull title". Professional Bull Riders. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  11. ↑ https://pbr.com/events/169945/results [bare URL]
  12. ↑ 2020 PBR Media Guide, Records & Statistics, p. 5.
  13. ↑ 2020 PBR Media Guide, Records & Statistics, p. 4.
  14. ↑ 2020 PBR Media Guide, PBR Tours and World Finals, p. 8.
  15. ↑ 2020 PBR Media Guide, PBR Tours and World Finals, p. 9.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 2020 PBR Media Guide, PBR Tours and World Finals, p. 6.
  17. ↑ "2008 PBR World Cup Final Results". ESPN.com. August 19, 2008. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  18. ↑ Team USA wins Inaugural PBR Global Cup
  19. ↑ Team Brazil wins Sydney leg of PBR Global Cup
  20. ↑ Team Brazil wins 2019 PBR Global Cup USA
  21. ↑ Team USA Eagles defend home soil to win 2020 PBR Global Cup USA
  22. ↑ Team USA Eagles defend home soil to repeat as PBR Global Cup USA Champion
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Professional Bull Riders – Dictionary". Professional Bull Riders. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  24. ↑ "PBR announces Mason Lowe Memorial Scholarship and Mason Lowe Award". Professional Bull Riders. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  25. ↑ "Professional Bull Riders – Heroes and Legends". Professional Bull Riders. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  26. ↑ 2020 PBR Media Guide, Bull Riders & Bulls, p. 6.
  27. ↑ 2020 PBR Media Guide, Records & Statistics, p. 11.
  28. ↑ 2020 PBR Media Guide, Records & Statistics, p. 12.
  29. ↑ 2014 PBR Media Guide, High Money Bulls of the Regular Season, p. 175.

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