List of Professional Bull Riders Champions
SportBull riding
Founded1992
Owner(s)Endeavor
CompetitorsOver 500 total; 40 in highest ranked tour[1][2]
Countries United States
 Canada
 Brazil
 Australia
Most recent
champion(s)		Brazil Rafael José de Brito
Official websitePBR.com

This List of Professional Bull Riders Champions provides lists of all the year-end champions of the Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR). There are the World Champion bull riders, World Finals event champions, World Champion bulls, and Rookie of the Year, for example. Also listed are the winners of various awards that are given out at the end of each season. The Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR) is an international professional bull riding organization based in Pueblo, Colorado, United States. In the U.S., PBR events have been televised on CBS and CBS Sports Network since 2012, streamed on the PBR RidePass channel on Pluto TV since 2021, and steamed on Paramount+ plus since 2022.[3][4][5] Since 2023, PBR events have also been televised on TUDN and streamed on Vix; both for Spanish-speaking viewers in the United States and Mexico.[6] More than 500 bull riders from the United States, Canada, Brazil, Australia and other countries hold PBR memberships.[7][8] This article lists all the various champions and awards that have been bestowed since the founding of the PBR in 1992.

World Champion Bull Riders

[9]

World Finals Champions

[10]

Rookie of the Year

[11]

World Champion Bull

[2]

• Bodacious was also the 1994–1995 PRCA Bucking Bull of the Year. When Sweet Pro's Bruiser won the PRCA Bucking Bull of the Year award for 2017, he and Bodacious became the only bulls to win both the PRCA and PBR titles. Each bull won their two titles in the same year. Bodacious won both of his titles in 1995, while Sweet Pro's Bruiser won both of his titles in 2017.[12]

•• There was actually a tie between Sweet Pro's Bruiser, Sweet Pro's Long John and Pearl Harbor, which was resolved by taking the sum of the bull's best eight outs for the season. That is done according to the PBR rules as the first way to resolve a tiebreaker.[13]

Bull of the World Finals

  • 1996 – Strawberry Wine
  • 1997 – Nitro
  • 1998 – Cash
  • 1999 – Dillinger (tie)
  • 1999 – Promise Land (tie)
  • 2000 – Promise Land
  • 2001 – Little Yellow Jacket
  • 2002 – Ugly
  • 2003 – Neon Nights
  • 2004 – Crossfire Hurricane
  • 2005 – Pandora's Box
  • 2006 – Lucky Strike
  • 2007 – Chicken on a Chain (tie)
  • 2007 – Troubadour (tie)
  • 2008 – Bones
  • 2009 – Code Blue
  • 2010 – Bones
  • 2011 – Bushwacker
  • 2012 – Asteroid
  • 2013 – Bushwacker
  • 2014 – No bull awarded
  • 2015 – No bull awarded
  • 2016 – No bull awarded
  • 2017 – Sweet Pro's Bruiser
  • 2018 – Hocus Pocus (tie)
  • 2018 – Legit (tie)
  • 2019 – Smooth Operator
  • 2020 – I'm Busted (tie)
  • 2020 – Smooth Operator (tie)
  • 2021 – Woopaa
  • 2022 – Night Hawk
  • 2023 – Ridin' Solo

[2]

U.S. Touring Pro Division Champions

  • 1995 United States Tuff Hedeman
  • 1996 Australia Troy Dunn
  • 1997 United States Chris Shivers
  • 1998 United States Brian Herman
  • 1999 United States Jason Bennett
  • 2000 United States Chris Shivers
  • 2001 Brazil Paulo Crimber
  • 2002 Brazil Adriano Morães
  • 2003 Brazil Adriano Morães
  • 2004 United States Ross Johnson
  • 2005 Brazil Edgard Oliveira
  • 2006 United States J.B. Mauney
  • 2007 United States Clayton Williams
  • 2008 United States Clayton Williams
  • 2009 United States J.B. Mauney
  • 2010 United States Douglas Duncan
  • 2011 United States Shane Proctor
  • 2012 Brazil Edevaldo Ferreira
  • 2013 United States Chase Outlaw
  • 2014 United States Jason Malone
  • 2015 Brazil Luis Blanco
  • 2016 United States Cody Nance
  • 2017 United States Ezekiel Mitchell
  • 2018 United States Andrew Alvidrez
  • 2019 United States Jess Lockwood
  • 2020 Brazil José Vitor Leme
  • 2021 United States Daylon Swearingen

Source:[14]

Note: This tour debuted in 1995 as the Touring Pro Division, and was known by such name until 2001, when it was renamed as the Challenger Tour. 2009 was the last year in which this tour had a year-end finals event, and in 2010, it was changed back to its original title of the Touring Pro Division. The tour remains active. However, post-2021, it longer awards a year-end champion.

Velocity Tour Champions

  • 2014 United States Jason Malone
  • 2015 United States Gage Gay
  • 2016 United States Chase Outlaw
  • 2017 Brazil Alex Marcilio
  • 2018 Brazil Alisson de Souza
  • 2019 Brazil José Vitor Leme
  • 2020 United States Mason Taylor
  • 2021 Brazil Adriano Salgado
  • 2022 United States Clayton Sellars
  • 2023 United States Josh Frost

Source:[15]

Velocity Tour Finals Champions

  • 2015 United States Gage Gay
  • 2016 United States Chase Outlaw
  • 2017 Brazil José Vitor Leme
  • 2018 United States Chase Outlaw
  • 2019 Brazil José Vitor Leme
  • 2020 United States Mason Taylor
  • 2021 United States Boudreaux Campbell
  • 2022 United States Cody Jesus
  • 2023 Brazil João Lucas Campos

Challenger Series Champions

  • 2022 United States Keyshawn Whitehorse
  • 2023 Brazil Alan de Souza

Challenger Series Finals Champions

  • 2022 Brazil Sandro Batista
  • 2023 United States Eli Vastbinder

International Champions

PBR Canada

  • 2006 Canada Scott Schiffner
  • 2007 Canada Tyler Pankewicz
  • 2008 Canada Aaron Roy
  • 2009 United States Beau Hill
  • 2010 Canada Aaron Roy
  • 2011 Canada Tyler Thomson
  • 2012 Canada Aaron Roy
  • 2013 Canada Zane Lambert
  • 2014 United States Stetson Lawrence
  • 2015 Canada Tanner Byrne
  • 2016 Canada Ty Pozzobon
  • 2017 Canada Zane Lambert
  • 2018 Canada Cody Coverchuk
  • 2019 United States Daylon Swearingen
  • 2020 Canada Dakota Buttar
  • 2021 Canada Cody Coverchuk
  • 2022 Canada Nick Tetz
  • 2023 Canada Dakota Buttar

Source:[16]

PBR Brazil

  • 2006 Brazil Elton José de Souza
  • 2007 Brazil João Mauro Kugel
  • 2008 Brazil Edmundo Gomes
  • 2009 Brazil Thiago Paguioto
  • 2010 Brazil Elton Cide
  • 2011 Brazil Edevaldo Ferreira
  • 2012 Brazil Edevaldo Ferreira
  • 2013 Brazil Claudio Crisostomo
  • 2014 Brazil Tiago Vitor
  • 2015 Brazil Luciano Henrique de Castro
  • 2016 Brazil Dener Barbosa
  • 2017 Brazil José Vitor Leme
  • 2018 Brazil Fernando Henrique Novais
  • 2019 Brazil Alan de Souza
  • 2020 – No PBR Brazil events this year due to COVID-19 restrictions.
  • 2021 – Only one PBR Brazil event this year. It was closed to the public due to the continuity of COVID-19 restrictions.
  • 2022 Brazil Cássio Dias
  • 2023 Brazil Jean Fernandes Pereira

Source:[17]

PBR Australia

  • 2006 Australia Tim Wilson
  • 2007 Australia Ben Jones
  • 2008 Australia Pete Farley
  • 2009 Australia David Kennedy
  • 2010 Australia David Kennedy
  • 2011 Australia Kevin "Jock" Connolly
  • 2012 Australia David Kennedy
  • 2013 Australia Chris Lowe
  • 2014 Australia David Kennedy
  • 2015 New Zealand Fraser Babbington
  • 2016 Australia Cody Heffernan
  • 2017 Australia Troy Wilkinson
  • 2018 Australia Aaron Kleier
  • 2019 Australia Aaron Kleier
  • 2020 Australia Aaron Kleier
  • 2021 Australia Aaron Kleier
  • 2022 Australia Cody Heffernan
  • 2023 Australia Macaulie Leather

Source:[18]

PBR Mexico (Defunct)

  • 2006 Mexico Mario Galindo
  • 2007 Mexico Hugo Pedrero
  • 2008 – No PBR Mexico events this year.
  • 2009 Australia Jason O'Hearn
  • 2010 Mexico Adrian Ferreiro
  • 2011 Brazil Simao da Silva
  • 2012 Mexico Juan Carlos Contreras
  • 2013 Mexico Gustavo Pedrero
  • 2014 Mexico Gustavo Pedrero
  • 2015 Costa Rica Alejandro Gamboa
  • 2016 Mexico Juan Carlos Contreras
  • 2017 Mexico Francisco Morales
  • 2018 Mexico Francisco García Torres
  • 2019 Mexico Francisco García Torres
  • 2020 – No PBR Mexico events this year due to COVID-19 restrictions.
  • 2021 – No PBR Mexico events this year due to continued COVID-19 restrictions.
  • 2022 – No PBR Mexico events for a third year in a row.
  • 2023 – After only one event this year, PBR Mexico officially went out of business.

Source:[18]

Note: All PBR Mexico events in the 2009 season were held in San Antonio, Texas, United States.

World Cup Champions

  • 2007 Brazil Team Brazil
  • 2008 United States Team USA
  • 2009 United States Team USA
  • 2010 Brazil Team Brazil

Source:[19]

Event discontinued after 2010.

Global Cup Champions

  • 2017 United States Team USA[20]
  • 2018 Brazil Team Brazil[21]
  • 2019 Brazil Team Brazil[22]
  • 2020 United States Team USA Eagles[23]
  • 2021 – No Global Cup event this year due to different COVID-19 protocols between the five PBR countries.
  • 2022 United States Team USA Eagles[24]

Event discontinued after 2022.

Australia Origin Series Champions

  • 2019 Queensland Team Queensland
  • 2020 – No Origin Series events this year due to COVID-19 restrictions.
  • 2021 Queensland Team Queensland
  • 2022 Queensland Team Queensland
  • 2023 Queensland Team Queensland

U.S. Team Series Champions

  • 2022 Tennessee Nashville Stampede
  • 2023 Texas Texas Rattlers

U.S. Team Series Regular-Season MVP

  • 2022 Brazil José Vitor Leme (Team: Texas Austin Gamblers)
  • 2023 Brazil José Vitor Leme (Team: Texas Austin Gamblers)

U.S. Team Series Finals MVP

U.S. Team Series Fan Favorite Bull

  • 2022 – Moonlight Party
  • 2023 – Utz BesTex Legend

Other awards

The PBR has some secondary awards, in addition to the World Championship, given out annually, some named after bull riders fatally injured during competition.[25]

The Rookie of the Year award goes to the rookie (first full year of Premier Series competition) bull rider who wins the most points of all first-year competitors.

The Stock Contractor of the Year award goes to the stock contractor who has supplied the best bulls to Premier Series events. This award is given based on a vote among the top PBR bull riders.[25]

The Bull of the World Finals award goes to the bull who scores the highest points combining all his outs during the PBR World Finals.

The Lane Frost/Brent Thurman Award is for the highest-scoring single ride at the World Finals. It is named for Lane Frost, the 1987 Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) World Champion bull rider who was fatally injured at the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo on July 30, 1989; and Brent Thurman, a rising star in pro bull riding and co-founder of the PBR who was seriously injured at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas on December 11, 1994, and died six days later.

The Glen Keeley Award is for the Canadian bull rider who earns the most points throughout the entire Premier Series season. It is named for Glen Keeley, the 1989 Canadian Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA) champion bull rider who died of injuries sustained at the PBR Bud Light Cup Series' Ty Murray Invitational on March 24, 2000, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The Mason Lowe Award is for the highest-scoring single ride during the regular season of the Premier Series. Mason Lowe was an American bull rider who died of his injuries after being stepped on by a bull on January 15, 2019, during a PBR Velocity Tour event held in conjunction with the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado.[26]

The Team Series Regular-Season MVP is awarded to the individual rider who earned the most points during the regular season of the PBR's U.S. Team Series.

The Team Series Fan Favorite Bull is awarded to the best performing bull during the regular season of the PBR's U.S. Team Series and is decided by fans who voted online.

The PBR also has recognition awards in the Heroes and Legends Celebration. Some of these like the Ring of Honor and the Brand of Honor are the equivalent of a Hall of Fame recognition.[27] In 2019 and 2020, the Mason Lowe Award was presented in the arena during the PBR World Finals, but it became a part of the Heroes and Legends Celebration in 2021. However, by 2022, it was now awarded during the opening gala the day before the beginning of the PBR World Finals. From 2011 through 2019, and again in 2021, the Heroes and Legends Celebration took place just before the start of the PBR World Finals. However, as of 2022, said ceremony is no longer a part of the PBR World Finals. Beginning in 2023, it will be held at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in September during the week of Freedom Fest, the annual PBR Team Series event in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Stock Contractor of the Year

  • 1995 – Terry Williams
  • 1996 – Terry Williams
  • 1997 – Terry Williams
  • 1998 – Terry Williams
  • 1999 – Terry Williams
  • 2000 – Herrington Cattle Company
  • 2001 – D&H Cattle Company
  • 2002 – D&H Cattle Company
  • 2003 – D&H Cattle Company
  • 2004 – D&H Cattle Company
  • 2005 – D&H Cattle Company
  • 2006 – Page & Teague Bucking Bulls
  • 2007 – Chad Berger and Larry Ryken
  • 2008 – Chad Berger and Clay Struve
  • 2009 – Chad Berger and Clay Struve
  • 2010 – Jeff Robinson
  • 2011 – Jeff Robinson
  • 2012 – Jeff Robinson
  • 2013 – Jeff Robinson
  • 2014 – Chad Berger and Clay Struve
  • 2015 – Chad Berger and Clay Struve
  • 2016 – Chad Berger and Clay Struve
  • 2017 – Chad Berger and Clay Struve
  • 2018 – Chad Berger and Clay Struve
  • 2019 – Chad Berger and Clay Struve
  • 2020 – Chad Berger and Clay Struve
  • 2021 – Chad Berger and Clay Struve
  • 2022 – Chad Berger, Clay Struve and D&H Cattle Company
  • 2023 – Blake Sharp

Source:[28]

Lane Frost/Brent Thurman Award recipients

  • 1996 Brazil Adriano Morães (93.5 points on Shotgun Red)
  • 1997 Australia Troy Dunn (95 points on Red Wolf)
  • 1998 United States Cody Custer (95.5 points on Red Wolf)
  • 1999 United States Chris Shivers (96 points on Trick or Treat) (tie)
  • 1999 United States Terry Don West (96 points on Promise Land) (tie)
  • 2000 Brazil Ednei Caminhas (94.5 points on Dillinger)
  • 2001 United States Chris Shivers (96.5 points on Dillinger)
  • 2002 United States Cory McFadden (95 points on Little Yellow Jacket)
  • 2003 United States Jody Newberry (94.5 points on Little Yellow Jacket)
  • 2004 United States Michael Gaffney (93.75 points on Little Yellow Jacket) (tie)
  • 2004 United States Mike Lee (93.75 points on Mossy Oak Mudslinger) (tie)
  • 2005 United States Cody Whitney (94.75 points on Little Yellow Jacket)
  • 2006 United States Dustin Hall (93 points on Here's Your Sign) (tie)
  • 2006 Brazil Adriano Morães (93 points on Here's Your Sign) (tie)
  • 2007 United States J.B. Mauney (92.75 points on Copperhead Slinger)
  • 2008 United States J.B. Mauney (93.75 points on Crosswired)
  • 2009 United States J.B. Mauney (93.75 points on Black Pearl)
  • 2010 Brazil Valdiron de Oliveira (91.5 points on Spit Fire)
  • 2011 Brazil Robson Palermo (93.25 points on King of Hearts)
  • 2012 United States Chris Shivers (90.75 on Shepherd Hills Sod Buster) (tie)
  • 2012 United States Austin Meier (90.75 points on Shepherd Hills Trapper) (tie)
  • 2013 United States J.B. Mauney (93.75 points on Smackdown)
  • 2014 United States J.B. Mauney (94 points on Percolator)
  • 2015 United States J.B. Mauney (92.75 points on Bruiser)
  • 2016 United States Cooper Davis (91 points on Catfish John)
  • 2017 Brazil José Vitor Leme (94.5 points on Magic Train)
  • 2018 Brazil Marco Eguchi (94 points on Spotted Demon)
  • 2019 Brazil Rubens Barbosa (95.75 points on Chiseled)
  • 2020 Brazil José Vitor Leme (95.75 points on Woopaa)
  • 2021 Brazil José Vitor Leme (98.75 points on Woopaa)
  • 2022 Brazil Mauricio Moreira (94.25 points on Jive Turkey)
  • 2023 United States Andrew Alvidrez (91.5 points on Red Mosquito)

Source:[29]

Glen Keeley Award recipients

  • 2000 – B.J. Kramps
  • 2001 – B.J. Kramps
  • 2002 – Reuben Geleynse
  • 2003 – Rob Bell
  • 2004 – Rob Bell
  • 2005 – Matt Roy
  • 2006 – Jesse Torkelson
  • 2007 – Scott Schiffner
  • 2008 – Aaron Roy
  • 2009 – Aaron Roy
  • 2010 – Aaron Roy
  • 2011 – Aaron Roy
  • 2012 – Chad Besplug
  • 2013 – Aaron Roy
  • 2014 – Tanner Byrne
  • 2015 – Tanner Byrne
  • 2016 – Tanner Byrne
  • 2017 – Dakota Buttar
  • 2018 – Dakota Buttar
  • 2019 – Dakota Buttar
  • 2020 – Dakota Buttar
  • 2021 – Dakota Buttar
  • 2022 – Griffin Smeltzer
  • 2023 – Nick Tetz

Source:[30]

Mason Lowe Award recipients


U.S. Team Series Executive of the Year

  • 2022 United States Tina Battock (Team: Tennessee Nashville Stampede)
  • 2023 United States Chad Blankenship (Team: Texas Texas Rattlers)


U.S. Team Series Coach of the Year


Discontinued awards

High Money Bull of the Regular Season

Awarded to the bull who earned the most money for the bull riders in the regular season. Discontinued after 2013.

  • 1995 – Baby Face
  • 1996 – High Voltage
  • 1997 – Shotgun Red
  • 1998 – Promise Land
  • 1999 – Gusto
  • 2000 – Moody Blues
  • 2001 – Promise Land
  • 2002 – Promise Land
  • 2003 – Maximus
  • 2004 – Bo Howdy
  • 2005 – Mossy Oak Mudslinger
  • 2006 – Chief
  • 2007 – Evil Forces
  • 2008 – Cat Man Do
  • 2009 – Fully Loaded
  • 2010 – Segs The Juice
  • 2011 – Gunpowder & Lead
  • 2012 – Bad Moon
  • 2013 – Prince Albert

Source:[31]

Golden Barrel Awards

The Golden Barrel Award recipients were decided by fans who voted online. The categories were based on moments that occurred during the Premier Series regular season. The Best Celebration award was for the rider who gave the best celebration after completing a successful qualified ride; the Best Winning Ride award was for the rider who gave the best ride of the regular season; the Best Save award was for the bullfighter who put out the best save of a rider from a bull; the 7 Seconds of Agony award was for the rider who gave the best seven-second ride; and the Best Breakthrough Performance award was for the rider who gave the best comeback performance after recently going through some professional setbacks. The final category was added in 2022. 2021 and 2022 were the only years in which these awards were given out.

2021

  • Best Celebration: United States Ezekiel Mitchell
  • Best Winning Ride: Brazil José Vitor Leme
  • Best Save: United States Cody Webster
  • 7 Seconds of Agony: United States Keyshawn Whitehorse


2022

  • Best Celebration: United States Stetson Lawrence
  • Best Winning Ride: Brazil João Ricardo Vieira
  • Best Save: United States Frank Newsom
  • 7 Seconds of Agony: United States Daylon Swearingen
  • Best Breakthrough Performance: United States Daylon Swearingen

Heroes and Legends Celebration

This article presents a list of major champions and honors won by Professional Bull Riders. The Heroes and Legends Celebrations have their own article which lists the Ring of Honor, Sharon Shoulders Award, Jim Shoulders Lifetime Achievement Award, Brand of Honor, and Ty Murray Top Hand Award.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2014 PBR Media Guide, PBR at a Glance, p. 5.
  2. 1 2 3 2020 PBR Media Guide, Bull Riders & Bulls, p. 3.
  3. ↑ Hummer, Craig; Murray, Ty (December 12, 2012). "PBR Signs Exclusive Television Agreement with CBS Sports". PBR. Archived from the original on December 16, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
  4. ↑ "PBR Signs Exclusive Television Agreement with CBS Sports". CBS Sports. December 12, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
  5. ↑ "PBR RidePass on Pluto TV". Professional Bull Riders. July 12, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  6. ↑ "PBR Team Series to be televised on TUDN and streamed on Vix for Spanish-speaking viewers". Professional Bull Riders. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  7. ↑ "About PBR". Professional Bull Riders. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  8. ↑ 2020 PBR Media Guide, PBR & Bull Riding Basics - The PBR at a Glance, p.4.
  9. ↑ 2020 PBR Media Guide, Records & Statistics, p. 2.
  10. ↑ 2020 PBR Media Guide, Records & Statistics, p. 3.
  11. ↑ 2020 PBR Media Guide, Records & Statistics, p. 6.
  12. ↑ "SweetPro's Bruiser Wins PBR and PRCA World Championships". CISION PR Web. www.prweb.com. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  13. ↑ "SweetPro's Bruiser wins 2016 World Champion Bull title". Professional Bull Riders. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  14. ↑ 2020 PBR Media Guide, Records & Statistics, p. 5.
  15. ↑ 2020 PBR Media Guide, Records & Statistics, p. 4.
  16. ↑ 2020 PBR Media Guide, PBR Tours and World Finals, p. 8.
  17. ↑ 2020 PBR Media Guide, PBR Tours and World Finals, p. 9.
  18. 1 2 2020 PBR Media Guide, PBR Tours and World Finals, p. 6.
  19. ↑ "2008 PBR World Cup Final Results". ESPN.com. August 19, 2008. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  20. ↑ Team USA wins Inaugural PBR Global Cup
  21. ↑ Team Brazil wins Sydney leg of PBR Global Cup
  22. ↑ Team Brazil wins 2019 PBR Global Cup USA
  23. ↑ Team USA Eagles defend home soil to win 2020 PBR Global Cup USA
  24. ↑ Team USA Eagles defend home soil to repeat as PBR Global Cup USA Champion
  25. 1 2 "Professional Bull Riders – Dictionary". Professional Bull Riders. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  26. ↑ "PBR announces Mason Lowe Memorial Scholarship and Mason Lowe Award". Professional Bull Riders. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  27. ↑ "Professional Bull Riders – Heroes and Legends". Professional Bull Riders. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  28. ↑ 2020 PBR Media Guide, Bull Riders & Bulls, p. 6.
  29. ↑ 2020 PBR Media Guide, Records & Statistics, p. 11.
  30. ↑ 2020 PBR Media Guide, Records & Statistics, p. 12.
  31. ↑ 2014 PBR Media Guide, High Money Bulls of the Regular Season, p. 175.

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