![]() ![]() Even though he threw every rider before the whistle, the bull riders liked to draw him because he never tried to "hook" them with his horn and he avoided stepping on them. Every year from 1984 to 1987 Red Rock bucked his way into the National Finals Rodeo (NFR), where the cowboys won their world championships. At this time, the PRCA was the highest level of bull riding in the world. Usually, bulls are starting to retire at this age. PRCA Īt eight years old, in 1984, Red Rock started his career in the PRCA. When Kish and Growney were looking over the stock Mert was selling, they "recognized Red Rock immediately bought him that day in early 1984 for $10,000". Growney said Mert would never had sold Red Rock if he hadn't been dying. Mert even financed the bull so that the guys could afford to buy him. However, he had heard that Growney and his partner, Don Kish, had a reputation for taking outstanding care of their livestock. Mert had received many offers for Red Rock. He was looking for someone special to take care of Red Rock. When Mert developed terminal cancer in 1984, he contacted John Growney of Growney Brothers Rodeo Company in Red Bluff, California. After that, Mert knew Red Rock could buck at the PRCA level. Two top PRCA riders drew him and Red Rock bucked them both off. In 1983, Mert was allowed to put Red Rock in the draw for a PRCA rodeo. Red Rock won many awards in this time and was named Bucking Bull of the Finals in the IPRA in 1983. Jody Tatone drew him which started the cowboys talking about him. Mert took Red Rock to the World's Toughest Rodeo in Tacoma, Washington, in 1982. He only lasted a couple jumps before being bucked off so hard he needed help finding his way back towards the chute. When he was 18 years old, Don Kish drew Red Rock at a rodeo in Silver Lake, Oregon. Red Rock spent his time bucking all of the riders off. And, unlike the other bulls, Red Rock wouldn't go after the bullrider, he would just turn around and head for the stripping chute". Mert could see that Red Rock was smarter than the typical bull: "somehow, he could sense just what a bullrider was going to do, and he would go the opposite way, throwing cowboys off, usually on the first turn out of the chute. Mert ran a local stock contractor company called Sombrero Rodeo Company. Mert was a local stock contractor in the International Professional Rodeo Association, and he bucked Red Rock in the rodeos in the region. When Red Rock was two years old, Mert Hunking from Sisters, Oregon, bought him. This happened in 1991 and it greatly enhanced owner Growney Brothers with most of the credit going to Don Kish. Wolfman is known for being ridden by Wade Leslie for a perfect 100 point score, the only one in history in any rodeo circuit. Wolfman's father was the great ProRodeo Hall of Fame bull Oscar. Red Rock was the grandfather of a historic bull named Wolfman. ![]() "He was named after a rock formation near the ranch." He weighed 1,750 pounds (790 kg) at his prime. He was a red, tiger striped brindle Brahma- Hereford crossbred. She raised them together in the backyard of the family's home. ![]() Red Rock was introduced to the family milk cow along with another orphan calf. When he was a small calf, his mother died. Red Rock was born in 1976 at the Burnt River Ranch in Burns, Oregon. He was the first livestock inducted into the St. In 1994, Hollywood released 8 Seconds, a biopic based on Lane Frost's life, which includes his duel with Red Rock. In 1990, both Frost and Red Rock were inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame. ![]() However, Red Rock is most famous for his association with 1987 PRCA World Champion bull rider Lane Frost and their famous matchup called the Challenge of the Champions. He was also chosen as the PRCA 1987 Bucking Bull of the Year. Bull riders attempted to ride Red Rock 309 times and not one was able to stay on him until the eight-second whistle required for a scored ride. He competed in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA). Red Rock #007 (Janu– June 8, 1994) was an American bucking bull. ![]()
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