2018
Rodeo Hall of Fame Nominee Applications
Criteria for Rodeo Hall of Fame Nomination
The guidelines for nomination into the Rodeo Hall of Fame will be that the person so nominated made a substantial and significant contribution to the sport of rodeo, including competitors, performers and others deserving recognition. In evaluation of the applications, the RHS Board of Directors will take into consideration such attributed as: • Competitive skills of the highest professional level • Exemplary character and behavior in and outside of the arena • Significant coantributions, service and achievement in support of professional rodeo • Affiliation — RCA, PRCA, WPRCA, GRA, Cowboys’ Turtle Association (CTA), etc. The RHS Board of Directors may choose to induct a person of their choice in any given year that they feel someone should be honored. A special Director’s Selection need not be presented every year. No member currently serving on the RHS Board of Directors can be considered for induction into the Rodeo Hall of Fame during his/her tenure on the Board. —as stated in the RHS Bylaws 1
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Living Nominees
www.LoveRodeo.org
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Living 2018 Applicants
Guy Allen........................................... 7
Mildred Klingemann...................111
Bobby Berger................................... 13
Marlene McRae.............................119
Derek Clark..................................... 19
Dr. Donald L. Mitchell.................125
Gene O. “Buddy” Cockrell............ 27
John Payne.....................................145
Wayne Cornish............................... 35
Connie Stinson Price...................159
Steve Duhon.................................... 49
Virginia Reger...............................169
Bill Duvall........................................ 55
Cindy Rosser.................................177
Jim Bob Feller.................................. 59
Frank E. Shepperson....................183
Arnold Felts..................................... 65
Dr. Charles “Bud” Townsend......189
Melvin Fields................................... 73
Gary Tucker...................................205
Dan Fisher....................................... 83
Byron Walker................................209
Jesse Franks..................................... 91
Chip Whitaker..............................225
John W. Jones Jr.............................105 5
Floor Nominations
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Guy
Allen
Rodeo Event:
Steer Roping
7
2017 2018 2019
8
9
10
11
12
Bobby
Berger
Rodeo Events:
Bareback Bull Riding Saddle Bronc
13
2018 2019 2020
14
15
16
17
18
Rodeo Events:
Derek
Clark
Bareback Bull Riding Calf Roping Saddle Bronc Team Roping
19
2016 2017 2018
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
Gene O. “Buddy”
Cockrell
Rodeo Events:
Bulldogging Calf Roping Steer Roping
27
2017 2018 2019
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
Wayne
Cornish
Rodeo Events:
Specialty Act Barrelman Clown
35
2018 2019 2020
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
Steve
Duhon
Rodeo Event:
Steer Wrestling
49
2017 2018 2019
50
51
52
53
54
Bill
Duvall
Rodeo Event:
Steer Wrestling
55
2017 2018 2019
56
57
58
Jim Bob
Feller
Rodeo Events:
Bullfighter Barrelman Clown
59
2016 2017 2018
60
61
62
63
64
Arnold
Felts
Rodeo Events:
Steer Roping Calf Roping Team Roping
65
2016 2017 2018
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
Rodeo Events:
Melvin
Fields
Clown/Bullfighter Bareback Bull Riding Saddle Bronc Steer Wrestling Calf Roping Coach & Judge
73
2017 2018 2019
74
75
76
77
78
93
79
94
80
81
82
Dan
Fisher
Rodeo Event:
Steer Roping
83
2017 2018 2019
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
Jess
Franks
Rodeo Events:
Clown Bullfighter Barrelman
91
2018 2019 2020
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
John W.
Jones Jr.
Rodeo Event:
Steer Wrestling
105
2017 2018 2019
106
107
108
109
110
Mildred
Rodeo Events:
Klingemann
111
Secretary Timer
2016 2017 2018
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
Rodeo Events:
Marlene
McRae
Barrel Racing Pole Bending Breakaway Roping Team Roping Goat Tying Cutting
119
2016 2017 2018
120
121
122
123
124
Dr. Donald L.
Mitchell
Rodeo Events:
Tie Down Roping Rodeo Coach
125
2017 2018 2019
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
John
Payne
Rodeo Event:
Specialty Act
145
2018 2019 2020
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
Connie Stinson
Rodeo Events:
Barrel Racing Bareback Bull Riding
Price
159
2016 2017 2018
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
Virginia
Reger
Rodeo Events:
Trick Riding Trick Roping
169
2016 2017 2018
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
Cindy
Rosser
Rodeo Events:
Barrel Racing Rodeo Secretary Rodeo Production
177
2017 2018 2019
178
179
180
181
182
Frank E.
Rodeo Events:
Shepperson
183
All
2016 2017 2018
184
185
186
187
188
Dr. Charles “Bud”
Townsend
189
Rodeo Event:
Announcer
2017 2018 2019
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
Gary
Tucker
Rodeo Event:
Bareback
205
2018 2019 2020
206
207
208
Rodeo Events:
Byron
Walker
Steer Wrestling Calf Roping Team Roping Steer Roping Bareback
209
2018 2019 2020
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
From the PRCA’s official 2008 NFR retrospective program
220
221
222
1982
223
224
Chip
Rodeo Events:
Calf Roping Steer Wrestling Saddle Bronc
Whitaker
225
2018 2019 2020
226
227
228
Deceased Nominees
www.LoveRodeo.org
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230
Deceased 2018 Applicants
Ben Bates.................................................................. 233 James Cathey............................................................ 253 Jim Charles............................................................... 277 Alvin “Alvy” Gordon............................................... 283 Lester A. Gore.......................................................... 291 Walt LaRue............................................................... 303 Marion “Mac” McLain............................................ 319 Red Parker aka Walter Thompson......................... 329 Thomas Joseph “T.J.” Walter................................... 339 Charles Raymond “C.R.” Williams........................ 347
231
Floor Nominations
232
Ben
Bates
Rodeo Events:
Steer Wrestling Team Roping
(1933 – 2017)
233
2018 2019 2020
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
251
252
James
Cathey (1917 – 1978)
Rodeo Events:
Photographer Publisher Journalist
253
2017 2018 2019
254
255
256
257
258
259
260
261
262
263
264
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
275
276
Jim
Charles (1936 – 2015)
Rodeo Events:
Bull Riding Steer Wrestling Saddle Bronc Team Roping Rodeo Clown
277
2017 2018 2019
278
279
280
281
282
Alvin “Alvy”
Gordon (1910 – 2004)
Rodeo Events:
Saddle Bronc Bareback Bull Riding Steer Wrestling
283
2018 2019 2020
284
285
286
287
288
289
290
Lester A.
Gore (1925 – 2016)
Rodeo Events:
Bareback Saddle Bronc Bull Riding Steer Wrestling Calf Roping
291
2017 2018 2019
292
293
294
295
296
297
298
299
300
301
302
Walt
LaRue
Rodeo Events:
Bareback Bull Riding
(1918 – 2010)
303
2018 2019 2020
304
305
306
307
308
309
310
311
312
313
314
315
316
317
318
Marion “Mac”
Rodeo Events:
Owner – McLain Roundup
McLain (1889 – 1972)
319
2016 2017 2018
320
321
322
323
324
325
326
327
328
Red
Parker
aka Walter Thompson (1893 – 1985)
Rodeo Events:
Saddle Bronc Bareback Bull Riding Steer Wrestling Steer Roping
329
2018 2019 2020
330
331
332
333
334
335
336
337
338
Thomas Joseph “TJ”
Rodeo Events:
Bareback Bull Riding
Walter (1949 – 2017)
339
2018 2019 2020
340
341
342
343
344
345
346
Charles Raymond “CR”
Williams (1896 – 1956)
347
Rodeo Events:
Saddle Bronc Bareback Steer Riding
2018 2019 2020
348
349
350
351
352
353
354
355
Notes
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