List of Professional Bull Riders Champions

List of Professional Bull Riders Champions
Sport	Bull riding
Founded	1992
Owner(s)	Endeavor
Competitors	Over 1,200 total, 35 in highest ranked tour
Countries	United States; Canada; Mexico; Brazil; Australia
Most recent; champion(s)	Jose Vitor Leme
Official website	PBR.com

This List of Professional Bull Riders Champions provides lists of all the world champion title winners, including one livestock award which are won during the PBR World Finals event in Las Vegas, Nevada. 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 PBR World Finals. The Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR) is an international professional bull riding organization based in Pueblo, Colorado, United States. In the United States, PBR events have been televised on CBS and CBS Sports Network since 2012 and streamed on the PBR RidePass channel on Pluto TV since 2021.[1][2][3] More than 1,200 cowboys from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Australia and other countries hold PBR memberships. This article lists all the various champions and awards that have been bestowed since the founding of the PBR in 1992.

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, Ty Murray Top Hand Award, Mason Lowe Award, and Golden Barrel Awards.

World Champions

2021 Jose Vitor Leme
2020 Jose Vitor Leme
2019 Jess Lockwood
2018 Kaique Pacheco
2017 Jess Lockwood
2016 Cooper Davis
2015 J.B. Mauney
2014 Silvano Alves
2013 J.B. Mauney
2012 Silvano Alves
2011 Silvano Alves
2010 Renato Nunes
2009 Kody Lostroh
2008 Guilherme Marchi
2007 Justin McBride
2006 Adriano Moraes
2005 Justin McBride
2004 Mike Lee
2003 Chris Shivers
2002 Ednei Caminhas
2001 Adriano Moraes
2000 Chris Shivers
1999 Cody Hart
1998 Troy Dunn
1997 Michael Gaffney
1996 Owen Washburn
1995 Tuff Hedeman
1994 Adriano Moraes

Source:[4][5]

World Finals Event Champions

2021 Jose Vitor Leme
2020 Boudreaux Campbell
2019 Jess Lockwood
2018 Marco Eguchi
2017 Jose Vitor Leme
2016 Ryan Dirteater
2015 Cooper Davis
2014 Silvano Alves
2013 J.B. Mauney
2012 Robson Palermo
2011 Robson Palermo
2010 Renato Nunes
2009 J.B. Mauney
2008 Robson Palermo
2007 Wiley Petersen
2006 L.J. Jenkins
2005 Guilherme Marchi
2004 Mike Lee
2003 Jody Newberry
2002 J.W. Hart
2001 Luke Snyder
2000 Tater Porter
1999 Ty Murray
1998 Reed Corder
1997 Troy Dunn
1996 Ronnie Kitchens
1995 Troy Dunn
1994 Ted Nuce

Source:[4][6]

Rookie of the Year

2021 Eli Vastbinder
2020 Boudreaux Campbell
2019 Dalton Kasel
2018 Keyshawn Whitehorse
2017 Jose Vitor Leme
2016 Jess Lockwood
2015 Kaique Pacheco
2014 J. W. Harris
2013 João Ricardo Vieira
2012 Emilio Resende
2011 Rubens Barbosa
2010 Silvano Alves
2009 Cody Nance
2008 Reese Cates
2007 Clayton Williams
2006 J.B. Mauney
2005 Kody Lostroh
2004 Zack Brown
2003 Jody Newberry
2002 Dan Henricks
2001 Luke Snyder
2000 Jason Bennett
1999 Mike White
1998 Pete Hessman
1997 Keith Adams
1996 Ronnie Kitchens
1995 J.W. Hart

Source:[4][7]

World Champion Bull

2021 - Woopaa
2020 - Smooth Operator
2019 - Smooth Operator
2018 - Sweet Pro's Bruiser
2017 - Sweet Pro's Bruiser
2016 - Sweet Pro's Bruiser • and ••
2015 - Sweet Pro's Long John
2014 - Bushwacker
2013 - Bushwacker
2012 - Asteroid
2011 - Bushwacker
2010 - Bones
2009 - Code Blue
2008 - Bones
2007 - Chicken on a Chain
2006 - Mossy Oak Mudslinger
2005 - Big Bucks
2004 - Little Yellow Jacket
2003 - Little Yellow Jacket
2002 - Little Yellow Jacket
2001 - Dillinger
2000 - Dillinger
1999 - Cripple Creek's Promise Land
1998 - Moody Blues
1997 - Panhandle Slim
1996 - Baby Face
1995 - Bodacious

Source:[4]Source:>[8]

• Bodacious was also the 1994–1995 PRCA Bucking Bull of the Year. Now that Bruiser has won the PRCA Bucking Bull of the Year award for 2017, he and Bodacious are 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 Bruiser won both of his titles in 2017.[9]

•• There was actually a tie between Bruiser, 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.[10]

Bull of the World Finals

2021 - Woopaa
2020 - Smooth Operator (tie)
2020 - I'm Busted (tie)
2019 - Smooth Operator
2018 - Hocus Pocus (tie)[11]
2018 - Legit (tie)[11]
2017 - Sweet Pro's Bruiser
2016 - No bull awarded
2015 - No bull awarded
2014 - No bull awarded
2013 - Bushwacker
2012 - Asteroid
2011 - Bushwacker
2010 - Bones
2009 - Code Blue
2008 - Bones
2007 - Troubadour (tie)
2007 - Chicken on a Chain (tie)
2006 - Lucky Strike
2005 - Pandora's Box
2004 - Crossfire Hurricane
2003 - Neon Nights
2002 - Ugly
2001 - Little Yellow Jacket
2000 - Cripple Creek's Promise Land
1999 - Cripple Creek's Promise Land
1998 - Cash
1997 - Nitro
1996 - Strawberry Wine

Source:[12][13]

Touring Pro Division Champions

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

Source:Source:[14]

Velocity Tour Champions

2021 Adriano Salgado
2020 Mason Taylor
2019 Jose Vitor Leme
2018 Alisson de Souza
2017 Alex Marcilio
2016 Chase Outlaw
2015 Gage Gay
2014 Jason Malone

Source:[15]

International Champions

Canada

2021 - Cody Coverchuk
2020 - Dakota Buttar
2019 - Daylon Swearingen (from the United States)
2018 - Cody Coverchuk
2017 - Zane Lambert
2016 - Ty Pozzobon
2015 - Tanner Byrne
2014 - Stetson Lawrence (from the United States)
2013 - Zane Lambert
2012 - Aaron Roy
2011 - Tyler Thomson
2010 - Aaron Roy
2009 - Beau Hill (from the United States)
2008 - Aaron Roy
2007 - Tyler Pankewicz
2006 - Scott Schiffner

Source:[16]

Mexico

2021 - No PBR Mexico events this year due to continued COVID-19 restrictions.
2020 - No PBR Mexico events this year due to COVID-19 restrictions.
2019 - Francisco Garcia Torres
2018 - Francisco Garcia Torres
2017 - Francisco Morales
2016 - Juan Carlos Contreras
2015 - Alejandro Gamboa (from Costa Rica)
2014 - Gustavo Pedrero
2013 - Gustavo Pedrero
2012 - Juan Carlos Contreras
2011 - Simao da Silva (from Brazil)
2010 - Adrian Ferreiro
2009 - Jason O’Hearn (from Australia)
2008 - No PBR Mexico events this year.
2007 - Hugo Pedrero
2006 - Mario Galindo

Source:[17]

Brazil

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

Source:[18]

Australia

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

Source:[19]

World Cup Champions

2010 Brazil
2009 United States
2008 United States
2007 Brazil

Source:[20]

Global Cup Champions

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

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 bull riders.[25]

The Bull of the World Finals award goes to the bull who scores the highest points combining his two 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, fatally injured during the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo in 1989, and Brent Thurman, fatally injured during the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas in 1994.

The Glen Keeley Award is for the Canadian bull rider who earns the most points throughout the entire season. It is named for Glen Keeley, a Canadian bull rider who died of injuries during the 2000 PBR Bud Light Cup Series’ Ty Murray Invitational in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The PBR also has recognition awards in the Professional Bull Riders: 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.[26]

Stock Contractor of the Year

2021 - Chad Berger Bucking Bulls
2020 - Chad Berger Bucking Bulls
2019 - Chad Berger Bucking Bulls
2018 - Chad Berger Bucking Bulls
2017 - Chad Berger Bucking Bulls
2016 - Chad Berger Bucking Bulls
2015 - Chad Berger Bucking Bulls
2014 - Chad Berger Bucking Bulls
2013 - Jeff Robinson Bucking Bulls
2012 - Jeff Robinson Bucking Bulls
2011 - Jeff Robinson Bucking Bulls
2010 - Jeff Robinson Bucking Bulls
2009 - Chad Berger Bucking Bulls
2008 - Chad Berger Bucking Bulls
2007 - Chad Berger Bucking Bulls
2006 - Page & Teague Bucking Bulls
2005 - D&H Cattle Company
2004 - D&H Cattle Company
2003 - D&H Cattle Company
2002 - D&H Cattle Company
2001 - D&H Cattle Company
2000 - Herrington Cattle Company
1999 - Terry Williams Bucking Bulls
1998 - Terry Williams Bucking Bulls
1997 - Terry Williams Bucking Bulls
1996 - Terry Williams Bucking Bulls
1995 - Terry Williams Bucking Bulls

Source:[27]

Lane Frost/Brent Thurman Award recipients

2021 - Jose Vitor Leme
2020 - Jose Vitor Leme
2019 - Rubens Barbosa
2018 - Marco Eguchi
2017 - Jose Vitor Leme
2016 - Cooper Davis
2015 - J.B. Mauney
2014 - J.B. Mauney
2013 - J.B. Mauney
2012 - Austin Meier
2012 - Chris Shivers
2011 - Robson Palermo
2010 - Valdiron de Oliveira
2009 - J.B. Mauney
2008 - J.B. Mauney
2007 - J.B. Mauney
2006 - Adriano Moraes
2006 - Dustin Hall
2005 - Cody Whitney
2004 - Mike Lee
2004 - Michael Gaffney
2003 - Jody Newberry
2002 - Cory McFadden
2001 - Chris Shivers
2000 - Ednei Caminhas
1999 - Terry Don West
1999 - Chris Shivers
1998 - Cody Custer
1997 - Troy Dunn
1996 - Adriano Moraes

Source:[28]

Glen Keeley Award recipients

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

Source:[29]

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.

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

Source:[30]

References

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"2008 PBR World Cup Final Results". ESPN.com. August 19, 2008. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
Team USA Eagles defend home soil to win 2020 PBR Global Cup USA
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Team USA Wins Inaugural PBR Global Cup
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Bibliography

2014 PBR Media Guide (PDF). Professional Bull Riders. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 27, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
2020 PBR Media Guide - PBR Bull Riders and Bulls (PDF). Professional Bull Riders. 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
2020 PBR Media Guide - PBR Tours and World Finals (PDF). Professional Bull Riders. 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
2020 PBR Media Guide - Records and Statistics (PDF). Professional Bull Riders. 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.

External links

Official sites of Professional Bull Riders, Inc.:
- Official Site
- Canada
- Australia
- Mexico (in Spanish)
- Brazil (in Portuguese)

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[CBS_PR_4-1] 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.

[CBS_PR_5-2] "PBR Signs Exclusive Television Agreement with CBS Sports". CBS Sports. December 12, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2012.

[3] "PBR RidePass on Pluto TV". Professional Bull Riders. Retrieved October 22, 2021.

[PBRWorldFinals-4] "PBR World Finals | Home". www.pbrfinalsweek.com. www.pbrfinalsweek.com. Retrieved February 1, 2018.

[5] 2020 PBR Media Guide, Records & Statistics, p. 2.

[6] 2020 PBR Media Guide, Records & Statistics, p. 3.

[7] 2020 PBR Media Guide, Records & Statistics, p. 6.

[8] 2020 PBR Media Guide, Bull Riders & Bulls, p. 3.

[9] "SweetPro's Bruiser Wins PBR and PRCA World Championships". CISION PR Web. www.prweb.com. Retrieved January 8, 2018.

[10] "SweetPro's Bruiser wins 2016 World Champion Bull title". Professional Bull Riders. Retrieved November 8, 2016.

[SplitTitle-11] "Legit And Hocus Pocus Split 2018 Bull Of The Finals Title". Professional Bull Riders. www.pbr.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.

[12] 2014 PBR Media Guide, Bull of the PBR World Finals, p. 176.

[13] 2020 PBR Media Guide, Bull Riders & Bulls, p. 3.

[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. 6.

[18] 2020 PBR Media Guide, PBR Tours and World Finals, p. 9.

[19] 2020 PBR Media Guide, PBR Tours and World Finals, p. 6.

[ESPN-20] "2008 PBR World Cup Final Results". ESPN.com. August 19, 2008. Retrieved April 24, 2020.

[21] Team USA Eagles defend home soil to win 2020 PBR Global Cup USA

[22] Team Brazil wins 2019 PBR Global Cup USA

[23] Team Brazil wins Sydney leg of PBR Global Cup

[24] Team USA Wins Inaugural PBR Global Cup

[dict-25] "Professional Bull Riders – Dictionary". Professional Bull Riders. Retrieved May 29, 2017.

[26] "Professional Bull Riders – Heroes and Legends". Professional Bull Riders. Retrieved May 29, 2017.

[27] 2020 PBR Media Guide, Bull Riders & Bulls, p. 6.

[28] 2020 PBR Media Guide, Records & Statistics, p. 11.

[29] 2020 PBR Media Guide, Records & Statistics, p. 12.

[30] 2014 PBR Media Guide, High Money Bulls of the Regular Season, p. 175.

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