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Mr. T was a rank bull that left his mark in the PRCA by bucking off his share of ProRodeo Hall of Famers. In 1985 alone, Mr. T bucked off Lane Frost in Casper, Wyo., at the Winston Tour event and he followed that up by tossing Charles Sampson in Laramie. At the 1989 NFR, Mr. T had one of his most memorable outs. Jim Sharp, a future ProRodeo Hall of Famer and 1988 PRCA World Champion, was the first cowboy ever to ride 10 bulls at the NFR that year. Fast-forward to Round 10 of the 1989 NFR. Sharp was 9-for-9 making the whistle – then he drew Mr. T, who at that point had only been ridden once in 187 trips. Sharp nodded his head and Mr. T made three jumps, and Sharp tumbled over the beast’s head. With the fall, Sharp’s streak of 23 successful NFR rides over three years ended and Tuff Hedeman won the world title. “That was one of the most exciting moments in rodeo history,” the late Pete Burns said in the Feb. 6, 1991, edition of the ProRodeo Sports News. Burns retired Mr. T, who was 14, after the 1990 NFR, where the bull was one-for-one eliminating 1985 world champ Ted Nuce. Mr. T was sent to the Growney Ranch in Red Bluff, Calif., where he shared a pasture with fellow ProRodeo Hall of Fame bull Red Rock. According to PRCA archives, Mr. T was ridden just three times in his career. Marty Staneart had a 93point trip on him July 30, 1989, in the short round of the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo. That ride was overshadowed because during the same performance, Lane Frost was killed in a bull riding wreck. Ty Murray rode Mr. T in the spring of 1990 in Rapid City, S.D., and Raymond Wessel rode him at the 1990 Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo. “In my opinion, he was the greatest bucking bull who ever lived,” Pete Burns said. Tri-State Rodeo receives the HOF nod Fort Madison, Iowa, lies on the banks of the Mississippi River with a population of just over 10,000. The Tri-State Rodeo has always been one of the area’s largest attractions. The event brings cowboys and cowgirls from across the nation to the southeast corner of Iowa as one of PRORODEO’s standout events. The rodeo, which is held over Labor Day weekend, is entering its 76th year in existence this September. This year will be even more of a special celebration as the rodeo received a call of a lifetime on April 8. The Tri-State Rodeo was inducted into the newly minted ProRodeo Hall of Fame Class of 2024 in the Rodeo Committee category. “For a city of just over 10,000 people we draw a crowd from across the Midwest and the country for that matter. We are awfully proud of that,” said Chuck Kempker, the President of the Board of Directors at the Tri-State Rodeo. “The volunteers, the sponsors and the community of Fort Madison are a huge asset to our rodeo every single year. We wouldn’t have this honor without them.” The Tri-State Rodeo became the 35th rodeo committee to be inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame and the second from the state of Iowa, joining Iowa’s Championship Rodeo in Sidney, which was inducted in 2015. It’s a rodeo that started from humble beginnings, a train and a dream. “It really started with C.E. Richards, Robert Wilken and cowboy singer Gene Autry,” Kempker said. “They decided to put on a rodeo with the cattle and horses coming from Texas to New York City on a train. From that point on, it’s been really important to our community to keep this event going and grow it even more every single year.” In 2023, the rodeo paid out nearly $115,000 to contestants, making it one of the highest paying stops on the RAM Great Lakes Circuit. The exposure Tri-State Rodeo brings to the sport of rodeo in the Midwest is something the committee takes pride in. “We feel like it’s one of the biggest events you can go to in Iowa that’s for sure,” Kempker said. “We are awfully proud of that.” Barrel racer Marlene Eddleman McRae joins HOF Marlene (Eddleman) McRae significantly impacted the WPRA in and outside of the arena, and because of her accomplishments she was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame. The Ordway, Colo., barrel racer qualified for the National Finals Rodeo 10 times (1983-91, 2000), won the world in 1983 and the NFR Average twice (1983, 1988). After retirement, McRae gave back to rodeo by serving two stints on the WPRA Board of Directors in 1990 and 2016. “It was great to hear it from Jimmie. That was outstanding in itself,” McRae said upon learning of her induction from WPRA president Jimmie Munroe. “This is a dream come true. Rodeo has made so many of my dreams come true and I would have to say this tops the cake. This was probably the final dream that I have dreamed of for my rodeo career.” McRae finished as the reserve world champion three times behind the legendary Charmayne James (1987-89). She also finished as the reserve champion at the Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo (1988-89). McRae also won the most Calgary Stampede titles (5 in 1984-85, 87, 89-90) of any barrel racer and the gold medal at the Olympic Command Performance in conjunction with the Winter Olympic Games in Calgary in 1988. “Being from Colorado, I am really glad WPRA members are now part of the ProRodeo Hall of Fame,” McRae said. “It means a lot to me because I have been around the Hall the majority of my life. I wish both my parents were still alive to see it, but they will see it happen from heaven.” For more than 30 years, McRae has been an innovator, developing her own line of saddles and tack, including introducing the first carbon fiber saddle tree. Last but not least, she served two different terms on the WPRA Board of Directors, first as a Circuit Director and then as the Director of the Futurity and Derby program. As a clinician from 19802015, she personally taught and shared her knowledge at over 500 clinics across not only the ProRodeo Hall of Fame... From Page 40 See PRORODEO 2024 HALL OF FAME On Page 49
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