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Rich Skelton,
world champion team roping heeler, has earned over $2
million (
U.S. ) thus far in his career. Competing in nearly every state in
the
United States , Rich, along with long time roping partner (header) Speed
Williams, won the 2004 National Finals Rodeo, setting a
record for the number of consecutive world team roping
titles.
Bio
Highlights:
Joined PRCA in 1986
8 World Titles (1997-2004)
14 Wrangler NFR Qualifications (TR: 1990, 1993, 1995-2006);
invited (1991-92, 1994)
9 Pace Picante Series Qualifications
Pace Finale 2000-2003, 2006
Pace Challenge 2001, 2003-2005
Pace Classic 2003-06
2006 World Standings Place: 14th (TR-heeler); 36th (SR); 8th
(AA)
2006 Wrangler NFR Place 11th (TR), 5th (AA)
2006 Wrangler NFR Earnings: $32,560 (TR), $32,560 (AA)
2006 Earnings: $86,630 (TR-heeler); $7,756 (SR); $94,386
(AA)
Career Earnings: $2,003,291.00
Born: June 18, 1966, Ft. Worth, Texas
Residence: Llano, Texas
2006
Highlights
Partner Trevor Brazile
Became the ninth cowboy to cross the $2 million mark in career earnings.
Placed in five out of 10 rounds at the Wrangler NFR.
Won the Fort Bend County Fair and Rodeo (Rosenberg, Texas)
Won the Lewiston (Idaho) Roundup.
Won the Moses Lake (Wash.) Roundup.
Co-Champion at the Canby (Ore.) Rodeo.
Won the Days of '47 Rodeo (Salt Lake City, Utah).
Won the Beef Empire Days PRCA Rodeo (Garden City, Kan.).
Co-Champion at the Red Bluff (Calif.) Roundup.
Won the average title at the Clark County Fair and Rodeo (Logandale, Nev.).
2005
Highlights
The
2005 Wrangler NFR marked the final time that Speed Williams and Rich
would rope together. Won the eighth round by tying the then arena
record of 3.7 seconds and won the 10th round with a 3.9-second run.
Placed in three other rounds to end their record eight year run of
world titles; won the Horse Heaven Round-up (Kennewick, Wash.), the
Days of '47 Rodeo (Salt Lake City), the Home of the Champions (Red
Lodge, Mont.), and the SandHills Stock Show and Rodeo (Odessa,Texas).
Finished the year seventh in the team roping world standings with
$112,923, 24th in the world with $12,422 and 10th in the all-around
with $125,445.
2004
Highlights
Won their eighth consecutive team roping world title setting
a record for consecutive and most world titles (1997-2004).
Placed in five out of 10 rounds winning Rd. 1 with a
4.2-second run, Rd. 5 in 4.4 seconds and tied for the round
win in Rd. 9 with a 3.8-second run.
Won
Parker
County Sheriff's Posse Frontier Days Rodeo (
Weatherford ,
Texas ).
Won the Oakley (
Utah )
Independence Day Rodeo.
Won World's 'Oldest' Rodeo Prescott (
Ariz. ) Frontier Days.
Won Rodeo
Austin (
Texas ).
Won aggregate title at the Days of '47 Rodeo (
Salt Lake City ).
Won title at the
Caldwell (
Idaho ) Rodeo.
Won
Colorado
State Fair (
Pueblo ).
Won at
Lewiston (
Idaho ) Round-Up.
Finished fourth at the Pace Challenge (
Omaha ,
Neb. ).
Horse Pets Ten (nickname Chili Dog) voted the PRCA/AQHA Team
Roping Heel Horse of the Year.
Semifinalist at the Pace Classic (
Dallas ).
2003
Highlights
(partner
Speed Williams)
Set the record for most consecutive world titles in team
roping with seven; tied the record for most world titles in
team roping with seven; and set an event earnings record for
most money won in a year with $180,305.
Co-winners in first round with a 4.6-second run at the
Wrangler NFR.
Won Pace Picante ProRodeo Challenge (
Omaha ,
Neb. ).
Won team roping title at National Western Rodeo (
Denver ).
Won Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo (
Pocatello ,
Idaho ).
Won Greeley (
Colo. )
Independence Stampede.
Won
Cheyenne (
Wyo. ) Frontier Days Rodeo.
Won Ellensburg (
Wash. ) Rodeo.
Won
Lewiston (
Idaho ) Round-Up.
Career
Highlights
2002 — (partner Speed Williams) Won sixth consecutive
world title setting a PRCA record; won silver medallion at
Olympic Command Performance Rodeo (Farmington, Utah);
regular-season team roping earnings leader; won team roping
titles at San Angelo (Texas) Stock Show & Rodeo, Lea
County Fair & Rodeo (Lovington, N.M.), Molalla (Ore.)
Buckaroo Rodeo, and Lewiston (Idaho) Round-up; finished 29th
in steer roping and seventh in the all-around.
2001 — Won (with Speed Williams) team roping title at
Copenhagen Cup Finale (Dallas); won Wrangler NFR average
title; won team roping titles at Dodge National Circuit
Finals Rodeo (Pocatello, Idaho) and Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo
(Colorado Springs, Colo.).
2000 — Winter Wrangler ProRodeo team roping points leader
(with Speed Williams); set PRCA team roping regular-season
earnings record with $110,626 each; won team roping titles
at Reno (Nev.) Rodeo, Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo and
Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo (Rapid City, S.D.).
1999 — Set PRCA team roping heeling standings earnings
record with $172,385 and set the NFR team roping earnings
record (with Speed Williams) $94,109 each; won team roping
titles at Laughlin (Nev.) River Stampede, Old Fort Days
Rodeo (Fort Smith, Ark.) and West of the Pecos (Texas)
Rodeo.
1998 — Tied NFR team roping arena record of 3.8 seconds
(with Speed Williams); won team roping title at California
Rodeo Salinas.
1997 — Won (with Tee Woolman) team roping title at Dodge
National Circuit Finals Rodeo (
Pocatello ,
Idaho ); won (with Speed Williams) team roping title at Pendleton
(
Ore. ) Round-Up.
1996 — Won (with Tee Woolman) team roping title at San
Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo.
1995 — Won (with Tee Woolman) team roping title at Texas
Circuit Finals Rodeo.
Team roping champion in Texas Circuit (with Tee Woolman),
1993, 1996 and (with Speed Williams), 1998-2000
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