Honorees

San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo - 2023

The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo is a volunteer organization that emphasizes Agriculture and Education to develop the Youth of Texas.

Cleo Hearn - 2023

Cleo Hearn - Founder, Cowboys of Color Rodeo Tour and Former Zone Manager Ford Motor Company.

Moe Bandy - 2023

Country music legend Moe Bandy has come a long way from his bull riding days in Texas.

Boots O'Neal - 2023

Boots O'Neal has spent more than 75 years in the saddle working for some of the largest ranches in West Texas.

The Texas Ranger Division of the Department of Public Safety - 2023

In 2023, the world-renowned Texas Rangers, will mark their 200th anniversary of service to the great state of Texas.

Scharbauer Cattle Company - 2022

Ranchers The Scharbauers arrived in Texas in 1883 and began running sheep and cattle. In 1887, John and brother, Christian Scharbauer,...

Cody Johnson - 2022

Musician / Songwriter & Rodeo Cody Johnson is a songwriter, performer, and platinum-recording country artist. After leaving behind...

Wilson Franklin - 2022

Businessman Wilson Franklin was born in San Angelo, Texas on July 29, 1952 to Joyce Leddy Franklin and Jim Franklin. Growing up in a...

Patti Colbert - 2022

Cowgirl Born in the suburbs of St. Louis, Patti Colbert’s connection to the western lifestyle came through watching Roy and Dale,...

Dr. Charles "Bud" Townsend - 2022

Rodeo Announcer “Rodeo introduced me to so many cultures and foods and people, and it freed me from poverty and gave me ambition....

Bobby Cox - 2021

Horseman In the Quarter Horse racing world, Bobby Cox is a household name. The Fort Worth, Texas, resident has been running—and...

Keith Maddox - 2021

Businessman & Rodeo Competitor 1945 - 2019 The late Keith Maddox is welcomed into the esteemed Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame at the...

Taylor Sheridan - 2021

Horseman & Western Television Producer Taylor Sheridan has taken the Western Performance Horse industry by storm with his film making and...

Bob Wills - 2021

Entertainer - Spirit of Texas Award 1905-1975 The New York Times obituary called him “a super-giant before there were super-giants.” Bob...

Bobby Kerr - 2021

Entrepreneur & Horseman Without Bobby Kerr, the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame we know and love would never be what it is today. Fueled by his...

Stran and Jennifer Smith - 2021

Calf Roping & Miss Rodeo America Stran and Jennifer Smith are a couple deeply intertwined in the western world. In a career spanning 15...

Charles & Kit Moncrief - 2020

Kit and Charlie Moncrief are dedicated servants to the community of Fort Worth and their philanthropy to education, the arts and...

Lari Dee Guy - 2020

Lari Dee Guy is an eight-time Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) World Champion with more than $1.5 million in career...

The Priefert Family - 2020

What started out as a family business in a one room, dirt floor shop in the backyard has become one of the largest farm, ranch and rodeo...

R.H. Steve Stevens, Jr. - 2020

To say that R.H. Steve Stevens, Jr., former Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Chairman of the Board and American Quarter Horse Association...

Aaron Watson - 2020

Aaron Watson has received many recognitions through the years, but his career is likely summed up best by Forbes who has called him “one...

Robert Earl Keen - 2019

"The road goes on forever ..." It's not always easy to sum up a career - let alone a life's ambition - so succinctly, but those five...

King Ranch - 2019

Richard King, along with his indispensable Kineños, tamed the land and revolutionized the ranching business. By the time of his death in...

Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo - 2019

The Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show, known commonly as the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, is the oldest continuously running...

Dr. Glenn Blodgett - 2019

Dr. Glenn Blodgett began working for the Burnett Ranches which includes the famed 6666 Ranch in Guthrie, Texas in 1982, and under his...

The Cavender Family - 2019

Started in 1965 in Pittsburg, Texas, by James and his wife, Pat, the iconic western wear chain, Cavender’s, has grown to 80 plus stores...

Bruce Greene - 2018

Western Artist – 2018 RSSoT recipient Bruce Greene is one of the legitimate heirs to a cowboy kind of legacy that traces its beginnings...

The Luskey Family - 2018

Entrepreneurs In 1982 the Luskeys merged with Ryon’s Saddle Shop to create Luskey’s-Ryon’s Western Wear, a two-story building that the...

Adriano Moraes - 2018

3X PBR World Champion Bull Rider Adriano began his bull riding career at small rodeos in Brazil winning two national titles in that...

Gerald Sullivan - 2018

Cattle Rancher, Santa Rosa Ranches The Sullivan Family from Galveston, Texas has been in the beef cattle industry for over 100 years....

John, Punk & Roy Carter - 2018

Cutting horse trainers & ranchers. John Carter is a National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Hall Of Fame member and the father of two...

Pat Green - 2017

Singer Songwriter and philanthropist – 2017 RSSoT After rising through Texas' college-town and dancehall scene years ago, Green earned...

Dr. Jim Heird - 2017

Equine professor, trainer, and current AQHA Vice President With a doctorate in Animal Behavior from Texas Tech University, Dr. Heird has...

Ricky Bolin - 2017

NFR qualifier and General Manager of HatCo – makers of Resistol, Stetson & Charlie 1 Horse. Ricky Bolin grew up attending rodeos in...

Pete Bonds - 2017

Cattle Rancher and former TSCRA President. Bonds Ranch is a commercial cow/calf, stocker and feeder beef cattle operation headquartered...

Bill Casner - 2017

Kentucky Derby Winning Horse owner and Rancher. Bill Casner grew up in El Paso and galloped horses at Sunland Park. After college he...

Dr. Charles W. Graham - 2016

Veterinarian, Breeder, Rancher & Philanthropist "Doc", as he is referred to by most, could arguably be singled out as the most...

Justin McBride - 2016

PBR Champion Bull Rider & Announcer Professional bull rider on the PBR's Built Ford Tough Series Tour. He is a two-time PBR World...

Jack Brainard - 2016

Award winning horse trainer & Author. He’s been a champion roper, horse trainer, breeder, rodeo producer, industry visionary, association...

Bubba Cascio - 2016

Award winning horse trainer. "Bubba" Cascio has been one of the most successful trainers in the horse racing industry for over 40 years....

The Gatlin Brothers - 2016

Award winning musicians & 2016 RSSoT recipients. Larry, Steve, & Rudy, the Gatlin Brothers are a Grammy Award-winning trio who have...

Larry Mahan - 2015

6-Time World Champion All Around Cowboy, Sports Commentator, Entertainer An 8-time World Champion Cowboy with 6 All Around World...

Johnny Trotter - 2015

AQHA President, Rancher, Team Roper & Champion Racing Quarter Horse Owner Out of Hereford, Texas Johnny Trotter’s impact on the racing...

Clay Walker - 2015

Musician & philanthropist - 2015 RSSoT recipient Certain artists just seem to have an innate sense of what it takes to please an...

Leon Coffee - 2015

Luke Leon Coffee grew up around horses, rodeo, and football. He competed as a junior rodeo contestant in bull riding, bareback riding,...

Chris Cox - 2015

Cox was born in Kissimmee, Florida and moved to Australia with his family at age one. In Australia he lived on a large cattle ranch,...

Anne Marion - 2014

Rancher, Philanthropist & Western Enthusiast Anne's civic and cultural activities extend throughout the United States, but her deepest...

David & Stacie McDavid - 2014

Cutting Horse Competitors, Ranchers & Philanthropists Businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist David McDavid began his first auto...

Bobby Norris - 2014

Cutting Horse Trainer & Rancher The ranching industry has always been a part of Bobby Norris’ life. Born and raised on a large ranch in...

Jay Novacek - 2014

Celebrity Cutting Champion, Rancher & 3 time Super Bowl Champion – 2014 RSSoT recipient Jay McKinley Novacek is a former American...

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