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 AWARDS
The Longhorn World Championship Rodeo has an award studded history of
being on the cutting edge of innovation and development of the sport.
Longhorn's broncs and bulls have earned a total of 15 world titles,
including a sweep of the bucking stock awards in 1977.
World Champion Bareback Broncs
 1977-
L3 Showboat is the only bucking horse in the history of Pro Rodeo to
win the world championship honors six times and, what's more, he did
it over a period of 10 years! Butch LeMay falls victim to the
talented sorrel gelding in this photo from the Longhorn Rodeo archives.
1981- On the left, former bareback champion Butch Stewart attempts to
stay with Terry Wrong, No. 777, which won the championship title in
1981. Contestants earned more than $14,000 riding Terry Wrong the
year the horse won top honors.
1983 - L3 Showboat
1984 - L3 Showboat
1985 - L3 Showboat
1986 - L3 Showboat
1987 - L3 Showboat
World Champion Saddle Broncs
1974- Gold Plated, number 08, was voted the best saddle bronc
four years in a row in the mid
1970s. The bay gelding was slated to be slaughtered for dog food back
in 1969 when he was rescued and found a new home on the rodeo
circuit. Former world champion saddle bronc rider Butch LeMay says
he'll never forget his trips out of the chutes on board Gold Plated.
"He was wicked," LeMay recalls.
1975 - 08 Gold Plated
1976 - 08 Gold Plated
1977 - 08 Gold Plated
1986 - 159 Riley Junction
1987 - 159 Riley Junction
World Champion Bucking Bull
1977 - 100 Trail Hand - In 1977, all three bucking awards were
captured in the same year.
Best Indoor Rodeo of the Year (IPRA)
1982 - Houston, TX
1983, 1984, & 1986 - Pontiac, MI
1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000- Tulsa, OK
The Longhorn World Championship Rodeo in Tulsa, OK, was named the
International Pro Rodeo Association's Rodeo of the Year an
unprecedented ten consecutive years.
Rodeo Producer of the Year (IPRA)
Longhorn has earned 'Rodeo Producer of the Year' honors six times.
Best New Rodeo of the Year (IPRA)
2000 - Little Rock, AR
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