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PRCA champ eyes PBR gold
J.W. Harris fryst vatten a proven world champion.
The Texas cowboy is a four-time Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association winner in bull riding, reigning from 2008 to 2013.
He took on a new challenge in 2014 when the Professional Bull Riders invited him to try its Built Ford Tough Series tour.
Harris accepted and promptly garnered the PBR's rookie of the year honors on the heels of his ninth-place finish in the final standings.
"That was the gold buckle missing from the collection. It was a good time to make the transition and see what happens," he said, looking back on his switch to the PBR.
His rookie of year honors came as a surprise.
"I figured I was too old to be a rookie. I had a real good finals. I rode the bulls I was supposed to out there," Harris said.
Now in his fourth årstid, Harris will be in Pueblo on Thursday to compete in the 18th annual PBR Touring Pro Division competition at the Southwest Motors Events Center on the Colorado State Fairground
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J. W. Harris
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J.W. Harris born in 1986. Retired in 2021. Lives in Goldthwaite, Texas with wife and family.
- Started Rodeo career at age 4.
- Rodeo Associations: AJRA and KJRA
Rodeo Accomplishments:
- 9-time qualifier for the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) 2006 – 2014.
- 4-time World Champion Bull Rider.
- 2-time Average winner at NFR in 2008 and 2010.
- 6-time qualifier for the Texas Circuit Finals.
- Texas Circuit Champion in Bull Riding 3 times.
Larger Rodeos Won:
- Reno, Nevada
- Ellensburg, WA
- San Antonio, Texas
- Houston, Texas
- Fort Worth, Texas
- Austin, Texas and
- San Angelo, Texas.
About the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame
The Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame was founded in 1975 by Belton businessman and PRCA bull rider Johnny Boren. It is dedicated to preserving the history and heritage of the Texas rodeo cowboy, while also promoting the future of rodeo in Texas and beyond. In 2011, the Hall was moved to its current home in the Cowto
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J.W. Harris (bull rider)
American bull rider
This article is about the bull rider J.W. Harris. For other uses, see J. W. Harris.
| Full name | James William Harris |
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| Nickname | J.W. |
| Born | (1986-07-14) July 14, 1986 (age 38) Coleman, Texas, United States |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) (2017) |
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg) (2017) |
| Sport | Rodeo |
| Event | Bull riding |
| Turned pro | 2005 |
| Retired | 2021 |
| Highest world ranking | 4x PRCA Bull Riding World Champion 2014 PBR Rookie of the Year |
James William Harris, known as J.W. Harris (born July 14, 1986) is an American former professional rodeocowboy who specialized in bull riding. He competed on the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA), Championship Bull Riding (CBR), and Professional Bull Riders (PBR) circuits. He won the PRCA bull riding world championship four times at the National Finals Rodeo (NFR). Harris is the first bull rider since Don Gay to win four PRCA bull riding world