En una competición tan abierta como el Rodeo, hay montones de estadísticas y datos que retratan la evolución de este deporte-espectáculo a través de los años. Hoy recordaremos algunas de esas cifras y récords logrados en el mundo del Rodeo americano:

Most Money Won during Cowboy Christmas (Fourth of July week)
1. Ty Murray (1999), $37,630
2. Kanin Asay (2007), $36,031
3. Jesse Bail (2002), $33,455
4. Scott Johnston (2000), $31,252
5. Blair Burk (2000), $30,105

Youngest World Champion
Jim Rodriguez Jr., 1959 team roper at age 18

Oldest World Champion
Ike Rude, 1953 steer roper at age 59
Most World Titles
Combination of Events:
16, Jim Shoulders
All-Around: 7, Ty Murray
Consecutive All-Around: (tie) 6, Tom Ferguson, 1974-79; and Ty Murray, 1989-94
Bareback Riding: (tie) 5, Joe Alexander, Bruce Ford
Consecutive Bareback Riding:
5, Joe Alexander, 1971-75
Steer Wrestling: 6, Homer Pettigrew
Consecutive Steer Wrestling: 4, Homer Pettigrew, 1942-45
Team Roping: 8, Speed Williams and Rich Skelton
Consecutive Team Roping:8, Speed Williams and Rich Skelton, 1997-2004
Saddle Bronc Riding: (tie) 6, Casey Tibbs and Dan Mortensen
Consecutive Saddle Bronc Riding: 4, Casey Tibbs, 1951-54
Tie-down Roping: 8, Dean Oliver
Consecutive Tie-down Roping: (tie) 5, Dean Oliver, 1960-64; Roy Cooper, 1980-84
Bull Riding: 8, Don Gay
Consecutive Bull Riding: 6, Jim Shoulders, 1954-59
Steer Roping: 18, Guy Allen
Consecutive Steer Roping: 11, Guy Allen, 1991-2001
Triple Crown Winners
Three World Titles in One Year
Leonard Ward (AA, BB, SB), 1934
Everett Bowman (AA, SW, TD), 1935
Everett Bowman (AA, TD, SR), 1937
Louis Brooks (AA, BB, SB), 1944
Bill Linderman (AA, SW, SB), 1950
Casey Tibbs (AA, BB, SB), 1951
Harry Tompkins (AA, BB, BR), 1952
Jim Shoulders (AA, BB, BR), 1956-58
Roy Cooper (AA, TD, SR), 1983
Trevor Brazile (AA, TD, SR), 2007

Highest Scored Rides (Algunas de las puntuaciones más altas obtenidas):

Bareback Riding
94 points – Wes Stevenson on Kesler Rodeo’s Cover Girl in Dallas, 2002; and Will Lowe on Kesler Rodeo’s Sky Reach in Omaha, Neb., 2003.
93 points – Ryan Stutes on Classic Pro Rodeo’s Cattle Drive in Texarkana, Ark., 2007; Andy Martinez on Big Bend Rodeo’s Smokeless Spring Fling in Las Vegas, 2004; Wes Stevenson on Barnes PRCA Rodeo’s Smokeless Bow Tie in Dallas, 2002; Bobby Mote on Kesler Rodeo’s Sky Reach in Dallas, 2002; and Joe Alexander on Beutler Bros. & Cervi’s Marlboro in Cheyenne, Wyo., 1974.
92 points – Ty Murray on Flying Five Rodeo Company’s Bordertown in San Francisco, 1991; Scott Lund on Powder River’s Touch of Silver in Plains, Mont., 2003; Clint Cannon on Stace Smith’s Dippin RD Mercer in Monte Vista, Colo., 2004; and Evan Jayne on Bad Company Rodeo’s Moulin Rouge in Killeen, Texas, 2007.
Saddle Bronc Riding
95 points – Doug Vold on Franklin’s Transport in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, 1979; and Glen O’Neill on Franklin’s Airwolf in Innisfail, Alberta, 1996.
93 points – Kent Cooper on Kerby’s Hang ’em High in Vernal, Utah, 1980; Billy Etbauer on Kesler Championship Rodeo’s Cool Alley Dip at Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, 2003-04; and Josh Reynolds on Kesler Championship Rodeo’s Cool Alley in Surrey, British Columbia, 2005.
Bull Riding
100 points – Wade Leslie on Growney’s Wolfman in Central Point, Ore., 1991.
98 points – Denny Flynn on Steiner’s Red Lightning in Palestine, Ill., 1979.
97 points – Don Gay on RSC’s Oscar in San Francisco, 1977.

Professional Rodeo World Records PRCA Career Earnings Leaders
(Through 2008)
1. Trevor Brazile (TD, TR, SR) $3,030,019
2. Joe Beaver (TD, TR, SR), $2,929,294
3. Billy Etbauer (SB), $2,832,556
4. Fred Whitfield (TD, TR), $2,783,313
5. Dan Mortensen (SB, BR), $2,555,716
6. Cody Ohl (TD, TR, SR), $2,499,215
7. Tee Woolman (TR, SR), $2,432,830
8. Allen Bach (TR, TD), $2,230,849
9. Clay O’Brien Cooper (TR, TD, SR), $2,221,311
10. Rod Hay (SB) $2,209,388
Highest Single-year Earnings
$425,115, Trevor Brazile in 2007
$419,868, Trevor Brazile in 2008
Most Money Won at a Rodeo
$149,099, Trevor Brazile at the 2008 Wrangler NFR
Most Money Won at a Regular-Season Rodeo
$61,500, Lindsay Sears at RodeoHouston, 2008
$58,250, Josh Peek at RodeoHouston, 2008
Most Money Won in Rookie Year
$197,646, Steve Woolsey (BR) in 2005
Most Money Won in Regular Season, by Event (Before NFR)
Bareback Riding
$152,184, Bobby Mote, 2007
Steer Wrestling
$133,685, Wade Sumpter, 2008
Team Roping (Heading)
$110,626, Speed Williams, 2000
Team Roping (Heeling)
$110,626, Rich Skelton, 2000
Saddle Bronc Riding
$168,527, Dan Mortensen, 2002
Tie-down Roping
$165,460, Cody Ohl, 2006
Bull Riding
$228,766, Matt Austin, 2005
Steer Roping
$87,927, Guy Allen, 1998
Most Money Won in One Year, by Event
Bareback Riding
$280,227, Will Lowe, 2006
Steer Wrestling
$242,018, Luke Branquinho, 2008
Team Roping (Heading)
$189,568, Matt Sherwood, 2008
Team Roping (Heeling)
$189,568, Randon Adams, 2008
Saddle Bronc Riding
$278,169, Jeff Willert, 2005
Tie-down Roping
$298,112, Cody Ohl, 2006
Bull Riding
$320,766, Matt Austin, 2005
Steer Roping
$99,132, Guy Allen, 1998
Fastest Times
(Arena conditions, sizes and scorelines vary)
Steer Wrestling
2.2 seconds (without barrier)–
Oral Zumwalt in Palm Springs, Calif., 1939.
2.4 seconds (with barrier) –
Jim Bynum and Todd Whatley in Marietta, Okla., 1955; Gene Melton in Pecatonia, Ill., 1976; and Carl Deaton in Tulsa, Okla., 1976.
Team Roping
3.5 seconds – Blaine Linaweaver/Jory Levy in San Angelo, Texas, 2001; Clay Tryan/Patrick Smith at Wrangler NFR, 2005; Todd Colter/Cesar de la Cruz at Wrangler ProRodeo Championships in Dallas, 2008; and Travis Tryan/Cory Petska, at Wrangler NFR, 2008.
3.6 seconds – Clay Tryan/Caleb Twisselman and Travis Tryan/Matt Zancanella at Dallas, 2002.
Tie-down Roping
5.7 seconds – Lee Phillips in Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, 1978 (did not leave box).
6.3 seconds – Ricky Canton in Strathmore, Alberta, 2005
6.5 seconds – Cody Ohl at Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, 2003; and Clint Robinson in Amarillo, Texas, 2004.
Steer Roping
7.9 seconds – Guy Allen in Duncan, Okla., 2000.

Casey Tibbs: Es otro de los grandes campeones del Rodeo americano de todos los tiempos. De Dakota del Sur, es uno de los más laureados cowboys, con 9 campeonatos mundiales de Rodeo profesional. El Museo del vaquero americano tiene su estatua y una sección dedicado en exclusiva a Casey Tibbs, en la que destaca el poster de la portada de la desaparecida revista LIFE, con su foto.
También destacaron en su tiempo el tejano Eddy Akridge, el mexicano-americano J.C Trujillo, de Arizona, con un Campeonato Mundial completo en 1981, y Olin Young, de New México, Campeón lazador de novillos y Campeón Mundial completo en 1971 y 1974.
En los últimos años, Ty Murray, de Arizona, siete veces campeón del World All-Around Rodeo Champion (1989-1994, 1998), y dos del Bull Riding (1993 y 1998), entre otros títulos, ha sido uno de los más grandes cowboys.
En el área comercial, la firma de ropa vaquera Wrangler, la salsa picante Pace, American Airlines, los camiones Dodge, el whiskey Jack Daniels, y el Ejercito de EE.UU están entre los patrocinadores habituales del Rodeo.