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Rodeo Announcer-Scott Grover Scott Grover, who resides just outside of Kansas City, Missouri with wife Becky and son Statler, and daughter Lano, first picked up a microphone at the age of 19. Since that day Scott’s career has grown beyond his wildest dreams. Scott calls the action at numerous events a year from California to New York and Texas to Canada and all points in between. Scott has been selected six times to call the action at the Ram Prairie Circuit Finals and was selected in 2014 for the Ram National Circuit
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Finals. Along with being the voice at some of the best PRCA rodeo’s he can also be heard at some of the top PBR Touring Pro Division events, the PBR Blue Def Tour, the PBR Built Ford Tough Series and has been selected for the PBR Canadian National Finals, the American Bucking Bull Inc World Finals, as well as being part of the Built Ford Tough World Finals team in Las Vegas. Scott announced the 2017 Clem McSpadden NFSR and was awarded the 2018 WPRA Announcer of the Year.
Scott is also seen on the PBR Live broadcasts of the Blue Def Tour. Scott’s exciting delivery will bring you as close to the action and the contestants as you can get. Scott also has the honor of working along side of his beautiful wife Becky who is also a PRCA Music Director. Scott is sponsored by Wrangler, Resistol Hats, Riata Bermuda Grass – Johnston Seed Company and 100X Helmets. Check him out at www.scottgrover.org
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Bull Fighter - Kyle Lippincott Born and raised in Missouri, but now resides in Tecumseh, OK. Kyle's rodeo career started when he was three years old starting out on sheep. He won about every junior rodeo award there was to win up through the steer riding. When Kyle turned 15 he decided to try his luck at fighting bulls. He attended a practice pen week after week trying to perfect the craft of fighting bulls. In 2009 he attended a school instructed by Anthony Moore and Chad Dowdy. At the end of the school, Kyle won the student bullfight and top student award. From this point, he was hooked. His first paying job protecting Cowboys was the MYBR summer series events. Before he was old enough to get his PRCA card, he entered every bullfight he could get into. Before he was 18 he made the short round the only two times he attended the World Championship Rodeo Bullfights in Ada, OK. In 2011, Kyle made his way to Cody, Wyoming for
the Cody Nite Rodeo series. In 2011 Kyle got his first big break getting the call to fill in at the longest bullfight in the prca, the prestigious California Rodeo Salinas Bullfights. Since then he made 4 straight appearances in Salinas. Kyle's career took off getting the chance to work some great rodeos and bullfights including the 2016 RFD-TV The American Freestyle Bullfights and 2 straight appearances in BFO-Vegas! Kyle enjoys the rodeo trail but when he's home he tends to his ABBI registered bucking cows and often times finds himself on the road hauling competition bulls to events. Kyle and his beautiful bride Molly welcomed their very first child, Riggin Curtis to the world in April 2017. Riggin has already attended multiple rodeos and bullfights and is his dad's biggest fan. Molly does a great job taking care of the household while Kyle spends most of the summer on the rodeo trail.
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Bull Fighter - Cody Emerson BULLFIGHTING OVERVIEW 11 Years of Bullfighting Experience Contract Bullfighter for rodeos with legendary stock contractors including but not limited to: • Frontier Rodeo • Silver Creek Rodeo • Universal Rodeo • Stace Smith Rodeo Company
PERSONAL BIO HOMETOWN: Jonesboro, Arkansas CURRENT RESIDENCE: Marble Falls, Texas AGE: 29 EDUCATION: BS Degree in Agriculuture Business Arkansas State University Good morals and character in and out of the arena. Married to Sierra Hodge Emerson - No children
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Barrel Man/Specialty Act-John Harrison John Harrison is a noted rodeo clown and barrelman. He comes by his profession honestly. His late grandfather was rodeo legend, Freckles Brown. (Freckles rode the "unrideable" bull Tornado, the subject of Western Music songs, and was a World Champion Bull Rider) John was around rodeo and rodeo people his whole life. John became a member of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) in 1999, as a trick and roman rider, and trick roper. He later diversified and added barrelman to his PRCA card. John has worked rodeos from coast to coast and has made 5 appearances at the prestigious Wrangler Na-
tional Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, NV, three times as a specialty act performer and twice as a barrelman. 2012, 2014, 2015 John picked up the coveted award of Comedy Act of the Year. In 2014 he brought home the gold buckle that represents his achievement of Coors Man in the Can. He feels blessed to be doing what he loves and with those he loves at his side. John married in 2006. He and his wife Carla have had four children; daughters Addison & Billie (now an angel in heaven), Charlee, and son, Cazwell. You won't often catch John with out his family. Rodeos seem more fun with them at his side.
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Rodeo Announcer-Mat Rodeo Announcer-Matt West
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Stock Contractor - Sammy Andrews
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Time was selected Bull of the Finals; at the 2003 Dallas Tour Finals, Wild Weed was selected as Bull of the Finals. And a new young bull Cat Daddy was selected as Bull of the Finals at the 2004 Winter Finals in Las Vegas. At the 2004 Texas Circuit Finals, Roly Poly was selected as Bareback Horse of the Year and Erksme was selected as Bull of the Year. 2005 San Antonio began recognizing top ranked stock performance during the San Antonio Rodeo. Andrews bull Cat Daddy walked away with the check and recognition for the bull of the event and in 2006 Fender Bender received the honor, Thanks to San Antonio. Cat Daddy was voted Runner-Up Bull of the Year 2005. Texas Circuit Finals for 2005, Roly Polly 2nd bare back horse, Broncs Faded Star 3rd, in the Bulls Cat Daddy received Bull of the year with Rompus and Erksme tying for 2nd and 3rd. Year 2006 Fender Bender received Rompus was 2nd Bull of the year Texas Circuit Finals. Andrew’s ability to produce quality stock is well noted with 1999 Hall of Fame Bucking Bull, BODACIOUS, with 135
outs and only 8 qualified rides. Bodacious won Bucking Bull of the Year 1994, 1995, and Bucking Bull of the NFR 1992, 1994 and 1995. Son of Bodacious, Bo Dipping, began taking the spotlight in the Rodeo Circuit. He was awarded Rankest Bull Summer Finals in Dallas 2001 and 2002. Sports Illustrated followed his career with an article in June 2003. Ft. Worth Star Telegram and Dallas Morning News visited the Andrews Ranch summer 2003 publishing a fullpage article on Sammy and Bo Dipping. In 2004, Outdoor Life visited the Andrews Ranch and aired a documentary called FEARLESS BODACIOUS. Houston Rodeo and Livestock Show honored Sammy during the year 2004 awarding him with a bucking chute to use as a memorial for Bo’s grave. ESPN has recently visited the Andrews Ranch and aired an insert of Sammy and Bodacious through out the telecast of the 2005 NFR displaying the much-appreciated bucking chute. The knowledge gained from a lifetime of Rodeo experience, including founding and operating Andrews Rodeo Co.,
has given Andrews the opportunity to represent the Stock Contractors on the Executive Council of the PRCA for the past eight years. Andrews Ranch is located in Addielou, Texas where Sammy makes his home. Sammy and his son James along with his family, wife Pepper and their children Summer, Kelon, and Alley continue producing outstanding rodeos with stock from their award winning breeding program.
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Sammy Andrews was introduced to rodeo at a young age. He is the son of B.D. Andrews who was a PRCA Stock Contractor in the forties and fifties. Sammy started producing amateur rodeos in 1980 and received his PRCA Card in 1987. James Andrews, son of Sammy Andrews, is a third generation of Rodeo and shares the responsibilities of producing outstanding Rodeos and award winning Breeding Program at the Andrews Ranch. Andrews was nominated as Stock Contractor of the Year 2000, 2002, and 2004 by PRCA members. Sammy was selected as Stock Contractor of the Year 2002. Stock recognized by PRCA such as 1990 Runner-up Bull of the Year and 1991 Bucking Bull of the Year, Skoal's Outlaw Willie. Skat Kat was Bucking Bull of the NFR 1996, 1998, and Runner-up Bull of the Year in 1999. In 2000 Omalene was the Runner-up NFR Bareback Horse, 2001 Roly Poly was Runner-up Horse of the Year and Bareback Horse of the NFR finals, and in 2004 he was Bareback Horse of the National Finals. In the Year 2003, Omaha Tour Finals, Big
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