World All-Around Rodeo Champion
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PRCA All-Around Cowboy is a title awarded at the National Finals Rodeo to the top earning Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association member who has regularly competed in more than one event during the year.
ALL-AROUND COWBOY Titles 1929-2005
1929: Earl Thode, Belvedere, South Dakota
1930: Clay Carr, Visalia, California
1931: John Schneider, Livermore, California
1932: Donald Nesbit, Snowflake, Arizona
1933: Clay Carr, Visalia, California
1934: Leonard Ward, Talent, Oregon
1935: Everett Bowman, Hillside, Arizona
1936: John Bowman, Oakdale, California
1937: Everett Bowman, Hillside, Arizona
1938: Burel Mulkey, Salmon, Idaho
1939: Paul Carney, Galeton, Colorado
1940: Fritz Truan, Long Beach, California
1941: Homer Pettigrew, Grady, New Mexico
1942: Gerald Roberts, Strong City, Kansas
1943: Louis Brooks, Pittsburg, Oklahoma
1944: Louis Brooks, Pittsburg, Oklahoma
1947: Todd Whatley, Hugo, Oklahoma
1948: Gerald Roberts, Strong City, Kansas
1949: Jim Shoulders, Henryetta, Oklahoma
1950: Bill Linderman, Red Lodge, Montana
1951: Casey Tibbs, Fort Pierre, South Dakota
1952: Harry Tompkins, Dublin, Texas
1953: Bill Linderman, Red Lodge, Montana
1954: Buck Rutherford, Lenapah, Oklahoma
1955: Casey Tibbs, Fort Pierre, South Dakota
1956: Jim Shoulders, Henryetta, Oklahoma
1957: Jim Shoulders, Henryetta, Oklahoma
1958: Jim Shoulders, Henryetta, Oklahoma
1959: Jim Shoulders, Henryetta, Oklahoma
1960: Harry Tompkins, Dublin, Texas
1961: Benny Reynolds, Melrose, Montana
1962: Tom Nesmith, Bethel, Oklahoma
1963: Dean Oliver, Boise, Idaho
1964: Dean Oliver, Boise, Idaho
1965: Dean Oliver, Boise, Idaho
1966: Larry Mahan, Brooks, Oregon
1967: Larry Mahan, Brooks, Oregon
1968: Larry Mahan, Salem, Oregon
1969: Larry Mahan, Salem, Oregon
1970: Larry Mahan, Brooks, Oregon
1971: Phil Lyne, George West, Texas
1972: Phil Lyne, George West, Texas
1973: Larry Mahan, Dallas, Texas
1974: Tom Ferguson, Miami, Oklahoma
1975: Tom Ferguson, Miami, Oklahoma (tie)
1975: Leo Camarillo, Oakdale, California (tie)
1976: Tom Ferguson, Miami, Oklahoma
1977: Tom Ferguson, Miami, Oklahoma
1978: Tom Ferguson, Miami, Oklahoma
1979: Tom Ferguson, Miami, Oklahoma
1980: Paul Tierney, Rapid City, South Dakota
1981: Jimmie Cooper, Monument, New Mexico
1982: Chris Lybbert, Coyote, California
1983: Roy Cooper, Durant, Oklahoma
1984: Dee Pickett, Caldwell, Idaho
1985: Lewis Feild, Elk Ridge, Utah
1986: Lewis Feild, Elk Ridge, Utah
1987: Lewis Feild, Elk Ridge, Utah
1988: Dave Appleton, Arlington, Texas
1989: Ty Murray, Odessa, Texas
1990: Ty Murray, Stephenville, Texas
1991: Ty Murray, Stephenville, Texas
1992: Ty Murray, Stephenville, Texas
1993: Ty Murray, Stephenville, Texas
1994: Ty Murray, Stephenville, Texas
1995: Joe Beaver, Huntsville, Texas
1996: Joe Beaver, Huntsville, Texas
1997: Dan Mortensen, Manhattan, Montana
1998: Ty Murray, Stephenville, Texas
1999: Fred Whitfield, Hockley, Texas
2000: Joe Beaver, Huntsville, Texas
2001: Cody Ohl, Stephenville, Texas
2002: Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas
2003: Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas
2004: Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas
2005: Ryan Jarrett, Summerville, Georgia
As of August 2006, the top contender for PRCA All-Around Champion Cowboy is 3 time former winner Trevor Brazile of Decatur, Texas