| Sport: | Bull riding |
| Founded: | 1992 |
| Competitors: | Over 800 total; 40 in highest ranked tour[1] [2] |
| Countries: | |
| Owner: | Endeavor |
| Champion: |  Cassio Dias |
| Website: | PBR.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 Fort Worth, Texas, United States. As of July 2024, in the United States, PBR events are televised live on Merit Street and streamed live on the Merit+ application. They are also live-streamed on PBR RidePass on Pluto TV. PBR events are also televised on TUDN and streamed on Vix Premium; both for Spanish-speaking viewers in the United States and Mexico.[3] [4] More than 800 bull riders from the United States, Canada, Brazil, Australia and other countries hold PBR memberships.[5] [6] This article lists all the various champions and awards that have been bestowed since the founding of the PBR in 1992.
Adriano Morães
Tuff Hedeman 1996 Owen Washburn Michael Gaffney
Troy Dunn Cody Hart Chris Shivers Adriano Morães Ednei Caminhas Chris Shivers Mike Lee Justin McBride Adriano Morães Justin McBride Guilherme Marchi Kody Lostroh Renato Nunes Silvano Alves Silvano Alves J.B. Mauney Silvano Alves J.B. Mauney Cooper Davis Jess Lockwood Kaique Pacheco Jess Lockwood José Vitor Leme José Vitor Leme Daylon Swearingen Rafael José de Brito Cassio Dias Ted Nuce 1995 Troy Dunn Ronnie Kitchens Troy Dunn Reed Corder Ty Murray 2000 Tater Porter Luke Snyder J.W. Hart Jody Newberry Mike Lee Guilherme Marchi L.J. Jenkins Wiley Petersen Robson Palermo J.B. Mauney Renato Nunes Robson Palermo Robson Palermo J.B. Mauney Silvano Alves Cooper Davis Ryan Dirteater José Vitor Leme Marco Eguchi Jess Lockwood Boudreaux Campbell José Vitor Leme Daylon Swearingen Rafael José de Brito Sage Kimzey J.W. Hart Ronnie Kitchens Keith Adams Pete Hessman Mike White Jason Bennett Luke Snyder Dan Henricks Jody Newberry Zack Brown Kody Lostroh J.B. Mauney Clayton Williams Reese Cates Cody Nance Silvano Alves Rubens Barbosa Emilio Resende João Ricardo Vieira J. W. Harris 2015 Kaique Pacheco Jess Lockwood José Vitor Leme Keyshawn Whitehorse Dalton Kasel Boudreaux Campbell Eli Vastbinder Bob Mitchell Rafael José de Brito Cassio Dias• 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.[11]
•• 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.[12]
Tuff Hedeman Troy Dunn Chris Shivers Brian Herman Jason Bennett Chris Shivers Paulo Crimber Adriano Morães Adriano Morães Ross Johnson Edgard Oliveira J.B. Mauney Clayton Williams Clayton Williams J.B. Mauney Douglas Duncan Shane Proctor 2012 Edevaldo Ferreira Chase Outlaw Jason Malone Luis Blanco Cody Nance Ezekiel Mitchell Andrew Alvidrez Jess Lockwood José Vitor Leme Daylon Swearingen Daylon Swearingen Josh Frost Jean Fernandes PereiraSource:[15]
Note: This tour debuted in 1995 as the Touring Pro Division. In 1997, it was renamed the Master Pro Series. In 2001, it was renamed 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.
Jason Malone Gage Gay Chase Outlaw Alex Marcilio Alisson de Souza José Vitor Leme Mason Taylor Adriano Salgado Clayton Sellars Josh Frost Grayson ColeSource:[16]
Gage Gay Chase Outlaw Sage Kimzey Chase Outlaw José Vitor Leme Mason Taylor Boudreaux Campbell Cody Jesus João Lucas Campos John Crimber Keyshawn Whitehorse Alan de Souza Sandro Batista Eli Vastbinder
Scott Schiffner Tyler Pankewicz Aaron Roy Beau Hill Aaron Roy Tyler Thomson Aaron Roy Zane Lambert Stetson Lawrence Tanner Byrne Ty Pozzobon Zane Lambert Cody Coverchuk Daylon Swearingen Dakota Buttar Cody Coverchuk Nick Tetz Dakota ButtarSource:[17]
Elton José de Souza João Mauro Kugel Edmundo Gomes Thiago Paguioto Elton Cide Edevaldo Ferreira Edevaldo Ferreira Claudio Crisostomo Tiago Vitor Luciano Henrique de Castro Dener Barbosa José Vitor Leme Fernando Henrique Novais Alan de Souza Cassio Dias Jean Fernandes Pereira Rogério VenâncioSource:[18]
Tim Wilson Ben Jones Pete Farley David Kennedy David Kennedy Kevin "Jock" Connolly David Kennedy Chris Lowe David Kennedy
Fraser Babbington Cody Heffernan Troy Wilkinson Aaron Kleier Aaron Kleier Aaron Kleier Aaron Kleier Cody Heffernan Macaulie LeatherSource:
Mario Galindo Hugo Pedrero Jason O'Hearn Adrian Ferreiro Simao da Silva Juan Carlos Contreras Gustavo Pedrero Gustavo Pedrero
Alejandro Gamboa Juan Carlos Contreras Francisco Morales Francisco García Torres Francisco García TorresSource:[19]
Note: All PBR Mexico events in the 2009 season were held in San Antonio, Texas, United States.
Team Brazil Team USA Team USA Team BrazilSource:[20]
Event discontinued after 2010.
Team USA[21] Team Brazil[22] Team Brazil[23] Team USA Eagles[24] Team USA Eagles[25]Event discontinued after 2022.
José Vitor Leme (Team: Austin Gamblers) José Vitor Leme (Team: Austin Gamblers) João Ricardo Vieira (Team: Texas Rattlers)The PBR has some secondary awards, in addition to the World Championship, given out annually, some named after bull riders fatally injured during competition.[26]
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.
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.[27]
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.[28] 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.
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Adriano Morães (93.5 points on Shotgun Red) Troy Dunn (95 points on Red Wolf) Cody Custer (95.5 points on Red Wolf) Chris Shivers (96 points on Trick or Treat) (tie) Terry Don West (96 points on Promise Land) (tie) Ednei Caminhas (94.5 points on Dillinger) Chris Shivers (96.5 points on Dillinger) Cory McFadden (95 points on Little Yellow Jacket) Jody Newberry (94.5 points on Little Yellow Jacket) Michael Gaffney (93.75 points on Little Yellow Jacket) (tie) Mike Lee (93.75 points on Mossy Oak Mudslinger) (tie) Cody Whitney (94.75 points on Little Yellow Jacket) Dustin Hall (93 points on Here's Your Sign) (tie) Adriano Morães (93 points on Here's Your Sign) (tie) J.B. Mauney (92.75 points on Copperhead Slinger) J.B. Mauney (93.75 points on Crosswired) J.B. Mauney (93.75 points on Black Pearl) Valdiron de Oliveira (91.5 points on Spit Fire) Robson Palermo (93.25 points on King of Hearts) Chris Shivers (90.75 on Shepherd Hills Sod Buster) (tie) Austin Meier (90.75 points on Shepherd Hills Trapper) (tie) J.B. Mauney (93.75 points on Smackdown) J.B. Mauney (94 points on Percolator) J.B. Mauney (92.75 points on Bruiser) Cooper Davis (91 points on Catfish John) José Vitor Leme (94.5 points on Magic Train) Marco Eguchi (94 points on Spotted Demon) Rubens Barbosa (95.75 points on Chiseled) José Vitor Leme (95.75 points on Woopaa) José Vitor Leme (98.75 points on Woopaa) Mauricio Moreira (94.25 points on Jive Turkey) Andrew Alvidrez (91.5 points on Red Mosquito) John Crimber (95 points on Big Bank)Source:[30]
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Jess Lockwood (94 points on Heartbreak Kid in Nampa, Idaho) José Vitor Leme (94.25 points on Smooth Operator in Billings, Montana) José Vitor Leme (97.75 points on Woopaa in Tulsa, Oklahoma) José Vitor Leme (94.75 points on Ridin' Solo in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) Kaique Pacheco (93 points on Ricky Vaughn in Indianapolis, Indiana) Cassio Dias (94.75 points on Man Hater in Los Angeles, California) Tina Battock (Team: Nashville Stampede) Chad Blankenship (Team: Texas Rattlers) Justin McBride (Team: Nashville Stampede) Cody Lambert (Team: Texas Rattlers)Awarded to the bull who earned the most money for the bull riders in the regular season. Discontinued after 2013.
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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
Ezekiel Mitchell José Vitor Leme Cody Webster Keyshawn Whitehorse2022
Stetson Lawrence João Ricardo Vieira Frank Newsom Daylon Swearingen Daylon SwearingenSee main article: Professional Bull Riders: Heroes and Legends. 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.