MT Pro Rodeo Hall Of Fame To Hold Induction Ceremony

Courtesy MT Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame

The Montana Pro Rodeo Hall and Wall of Fame’s annual fund-raising banquet and induction ceremony is October 5th, 2024 in Billings, MT. The event will be held at the Billings Hotel and Convention Center, starting at 5pm. Below is a list of our Honorees and our 2024 scholarship winners. The MPRHWF as awarded $725,000 YTD in scholarships to young men and women who are entering college to compete in collegiate rodeo.

The 2024 Hall of Fame Legend inductees have been chosen by the Montana Pro Rodeo Hall and Wall of Fame. Each year, awards are given to individuals, families, businesses and ranches who have contributed to and sustained rodeo and the Montana way of life. The cowboys and cowgirls who have made rodeo great are memorialized on the Wall of Fame at the Monument Site, located at the First Interstate Arena/ MetraPark in Billings.

"The Montana Pro Rodeo Hall and Wall of Fame remains committed to celebrating accomplishments of our rodeo cowboys and cowgirls and adding to the $725,000 in awarded scholarships to our state’s high school rodeo athletes as they seek higher education," President Brent Jordan said in a media release.

2024 MPRHWF Inductees:

Lifetime Achievement:

John Larrick, Three Forks

Lady of the West:

Lynda Ottun, Rosebud/Billings

Legends:

Bob Askin, Miles City

John Colliflower, Rocky Boy

John Carr, Lewistown/Belize

Korry Mytty, Missoula

Great Montana Stock Contractors:

Sankey Pro Rodeo, Joliet

Great Montana Pick-Up Man:

Joe Blankenship, Glendive

Bill Blankenship, Glendive

Great Montana Livestock:

Custer Livestock, Ekalaka

Western Heritage Award:

Kelly Compton, Broadus/Billings

David and Ijkalaka Russell, Ekalaka

Warren Johnson, Gardiner

Bill Workman, Eureka

Great Montana Ranches:

Stirling Meadows Ranch/Jackson Family

Loyning Ranch, Warren

Ron Wetsch, Drummond

Great Montana Rodeo Families:

Trexler Family, Corvallis

Bud Walen, Havre

Great Montana Rodeo/Tour:

Indian National Finals Rodeo/INFR Tour

Great Montana Western Night Club:

Blue Moon, Columbia Falls

Great Montana Veterinarian:

Dick Cunningham, Hysham

Great Montana Western Store:

Western Ranch Supply

Great Montana Western Magazine:

Range Magazine

Western Heritage Actor:

Bill Pullman, Boulder