Chris Shivers
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Chris Shivers is a top rated PBR Bull Rider with career PBR Earnings of $3,135,348.87 (as of May 2006.) Shivers has earned the title of PBR World Champion Bull Rider, in 2000 and 2003.
Born on December 30, 1978 in Natchez, Mississippi, this 145 pound, 5'5 bull riding dynamo turned pro in 1997.
Chris is married to Kylie and has one son named Christopher Brand Shivers, who is 3 years old. He currently resides in Jonesville, Louisiana.
Chris Shivers Career Highlights:
First PBR bull rider to register 13 90-point rides in one season (1998)
Tied the highest marked ride in PBR history: 96.5
First PBR Bull Rider to Earn $1 Million (2001), $2 Million (2003) & $3 million (2006)
2-time PBR World Champion Bull Rider (2000, 2003)
PBR 90-Point Club Champion (2000)
U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co. Touring Pro Division Series Champion (2000)
PBR Record High-Mark Ride (96.5 points) (Scored this mark twice in his career)
9-time Qualifier to the PBR Finals (1997-2003, 2005-2006)
3-time PBR Touring Pro Division Finals Qualifier (1999-2001)
PBR Touring Pro Year-End Champion (1998)
Copenhagen Master Pro Series Year-End Champion (1998)
First Bull Rider in PBR History to Win more than $300,000 in a Single Season (1998)
National High School Rodeo Finals Qualifier (1996)
Louisiana State High School Bull Riding Champion (1996)
2006
PBR Phoenix (AZ) Open Bull Riding Champion
PBR Worcester (MA) Classic Bull Riding Champion
PBR Charleston (SC) Classic Bull Riding Champion
2005
PBR Grand Rapids (MI) Invitational Bull Riding Champion
PBR Jerome Davis Challenge (Greensboro, NC) Bull Riding Champion
PBR Southern Ford Dealers Invitational (Tampa, FL) Bull Riding Champion
PBR Denver (CO) Chute Out Bull Riding Champion
2004
ABBI Bucking Bull Classic Bul Riding Champion (Las Vegas, NV)
2003
PBR Tampa Open Bull Riding Champion
PBR Jerome Davis Challenge Bull Riding Champion
PBR Mohegan Sun Invitational Bull Riding Champion
2002
Alexandria, Louisiana U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co. Challenger Tour Bull Riding Champion
2001
Jackson, Mississippi PBR Touring Pro Champion
PBR NILE Invitational (Billings, MT) Bull Riding Champion
PBR St. Louis Open Bull Riding Champion
U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co. Master Pro Bull Riding Finals Champion
2000
PBR Portland Open Bull Riding Champion
PBR Cleveland Open Bull Riding Champion
PBR St. Louis Open Bull Riding Champion
PBR Tampa Open Bull Riding Champion
Springdale, Arkansas PBR Copenhagen Tough Co. Bull Riding Champion
Weatherford, Texas PBR Copenhagen Tough Co. Bull Riding Champion
PBR Canadian Open (Calgary, Alberta) Bull Riding Champion
1999
San Antonio, Texas PBR Touring Pro Bull Riding Champion
Marshall, Texas PBR Touring Pro Bull Riding Champion
1998
PBR Hell on Hooves III (Vancouver, British Columbia) Bull Riding Champion
Lafayette, Louisiana Touring Pro Bull Riding Champion
PBR Justin Bull Riding (Houston, TX) Champion
Springdale, Arkansas Touring Pro Bull Riding Champion
Marshall, Texas PBR Touring Pro Bull Riding Champion
