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05/06/2016

An outstanding action photo of Harry Tompkins at Elko, Nevada 1950.
Harry was also the 1950 Bull Riding Champion of the World.
The cowboy in the lower left with the "59" back number is Harry's great friend, Casey Tibbs.
This signed classic will soon be on display in the new Harry Tompkins exhibit at The Bull Riding Hall of Fame.
Photo from the Mr. and Mrs. Harry Tompkins collection at The BRHOF.
DeVere Helfrich photo

05/06/2016

Gary Leffew on Mousey of the Big Bend Rodeo Co. at the 1966 Snake River Stampede in Nampa, Idaho
Gary is a 2016 Inductee into The Bull Riding Hall of Fame
Photo from the Ferrell Butler collection at The BRHOF.

05/06/2016

WELCOME MAY and our NEWEST INDUCTEE to Greasepaint Hall of Fame!!!! The Great and Ever so funny Movie Star, Stunt Man,Bullfighter, and Rodeo Clown.
Mr. Luke "The Daddy Of 'EM All" Leon Coffee! We are so proud to induct this United States Army Vet and PRCA Gold Card holder this month so we can share his great and amazing 43 Year journey with the world!!

04/21/2016

Wick Peth in action during the 2nd Go-Round of the 1961 National Finals Rodeo
State Fair Coliseum, Dallas, Texas
Photo from the Ferrell Butler collection at The Bull Riding Hall of Fame

04/21/2016

Terry Don West
2016 Inductee into The Bull Riding Hall of Fame
Photo by JB Photography

04/17/2016

Freckles Brown on 40 of Harry Knight's at Houston, Texas 1962. This was during the time that the Houston Rodeo was held at the Sam Houston Coliseum. The Rodeo would later move to the Astrodome in 1966.
1962 was also the year that Freckles won the RCA Bull Riding World Championship even though he would not compete at the National Finals due to a neck injury.
Freckles Brown is a 2015 Inductee into The Bull Riding Hall of Fame
Photo from the Ferrell Butler collection at The BRHOF.
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04/13/2016

ALL EYES ON MR. DIGHTMAN - RCA cowboy Myrtis Dightman of Crockett, Texas on (Harry Vold Rodeo Company) - Short Go-Round - Cheyenne Frontier Days - Cheyenne, Wyoming - 1971 - Photo by Ferrell Butler - From the Bull Riding Hall of Fame collection.B

Myrtis Dightman

on G5 of Vold's in the Short-Go of the 1971 Cheyenne Frontier Days

Ferrell photo

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04/13/2016

THEY CALL HIM "MISTER" DIGHTMAN - Rodeo legend Myrtis Dightman of Houston, Texas on "Tornado" - RCA Bucking Bull of the Year from the Jim Shoulders rodeo string - RCA National Finals Rodeo - Oklahoma City, OK - Photo by Ferrell Butler.

Here's a legendary pair of Inductees into the 2016 Class of The Bull Riding Hall of Fame!...
Myrtis Dightman and Tornado at the 1967 National Finals Rodeo.
Photo from the Ferrell Butler archives at The Bull Riding Hall of Fame.

04/13/2016

BATTLING RACIAL PREJUDICE & WINNING STILL. 2016 Bull Riding Hall of Fame inductee Myrtis Dightman of Houston tangles with #40 (Harry Knight Rodeo Co.) - Bull Riding - San Angelo Stock Show & RCA Rodeo - San Angelo, Texas - 1962 - That's bull riding great Harry Tompkins (w/ arms crossed) watching the ride on the right - Photo by Ferrell Butler.

Myrtis Dightman, 2016 Inductee into The BRHOF, on 40 of Harry Knight's at San Angelo, Texas 1962
Photo from the Ferrell Butler archives at The Bull Riding Hall of Fame.

Make plans to attend the 2016 Induction Ceremonies and Reunion, at the Cowtown Coliseum, on May 13th!

04/04/2016

02/17/2016

David Fournier wins the bull riding at the 1989 Tucson Rodeo. For the record: His best season came in 1996 when he was the reserve PRCA champion and finished third in the PBR world standings. Fournier, one of the 20 founders of the PBR, said the group thought of future bull riders like their own children. Photo by Louise Serpa.