ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Earned membership in Professional Rodeo Cowboys Assn (PRCA) while sophomore at Mesquite High School , 1970
Graduated Mesquite High School , 1972,and qualified for his first National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in Oklahoma City, OK in bull riding
Qualified 13 years at nfr in bull riding ( 11 consecutive)
Won record eight PRCA world bull riding titles: 1974 -77, 1979-81, 1984
Broke PRCA’s bull riding single season earnings record eight consecutive years, 1974 – 81
First rodeo cowboy to receive Special Achievement Award by (ASA) All Sports Association in 1975; also in 1981 , 1984
Scored career high 97 points on RSC’s famous bull ‘ Oscar’ at Cow Palace, San Francisco,CA, 1977; the bull was retired at 1978 nfr after Don rode him in the final go-round
Retired from bull riding, 1989
Owner / Stock Contractor of All Star Rodeo, 1989 – 1996
PRCA Board of Directors (Stock Contractor) 1995 – 1996
An original inductee in Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame, Colorado Springs, CO, 1979; joined by his dad Neal , 1993; only father-son team in rodeo shrine
TV color analyst : gac, espn, tnn, fsn, otdch, rfd
Wrangler Endorsee
BoydGaming Rodeo Ambassador
National Finals Tonight Show, Las Vegas, NV - Host, 2007 - 2012
