Well, every PRCA rodeo that I've been to, as a contestant years ago, as a fan today and even on the Cowboy Channel, I hear the rodeo announcer say the contestant/contestants names. I've also seen rodeo contestants, that have had a good time or score, take off their hat and throw it in the air with a big smile on their face. The were very glad, perhaps proud, about the time or score they got.
I remember watching The American Rodeo on the Cowboy Channel. Each round winner got to ride around the arena in a "golf" type cart, waving their hat to the crowd who was applauding loudly. And, then there are the winning interviews of each round.
Some winners seem bashful, while other not so much.
As far as PRCA World Champions go, I now wonder "who" have any of you met?
This coming July, we will be attending the PRCA Hall of Fame Induction on a Saturday. In fact, we are staying at the same hotel the inductees, and their families are staying at. At this event, wife and I have met: Charlie Sampson, Dee Pickett, Tee Woolman, Larry Mahan and others. Not an autograph session.........just meeting them, talking with them and getting our picture taken with them. At CFD, we met Walt Garrison.
When the Hall of Fame used to honor the previous December's World Champions, in January, we met a number of World Champions then as well. Charmayne, Trevor, David Motes, Fred Whitfield and others that had become World Champions the month before.
It was all so interesting and totally fun for us. Part of our living room walls is covered by pictures of rodeo champions we have met and got a picture with.
Wife and I aren't "braggers", but we really, really enjoy meeting rodeo champions, either at the Hall of Fame or at Cowboy Christmas. We like talking about them and what they've done.
Now, none of you might brag about anything, but having and running a ranch is really something to brag about. Going back to work on a Monday, after winning a go-around at a local rodeo, made me feel great telling my co-workers about how good my "heeler" and I were to be able to win.