You are here:About>Sports>Rodeo> Competitors & Personnel> Profile of Tie-Down Roper Fred Whitfield
About.comRodeo
Newsletters & RSSEmail to a friendSubmit to Digg
Elsewhere on the Web

Official PRCA Bio of Fred Whitfield

Fred Whitfield

From Ralph Clark,
Your Guide to Rodeo.
FREE Newsletter. Sign Up Now!
Born: August 5, 1967 in Houston, Texas.
Currently lives in Hockley, Texas.
Joined PRCA in 1990.
Events Worked: Tie-Down Roping
Team Roping (Header)
Total Career Earnings: $2,494,463 at the end of 2005.
$44,507 won at the 2005 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.
NFR Qualifications: 16 in Tie-Down (1990-2005)
Achievements:

7-Time World Champion Tie-Down Roper (1991, 1995-1996, 1999-2000, 2002, 2005)
All-Around World Champion Cowboy in 1999
Crossed 2-million in earnings in 2003.
Inducted into ProRodeo Hall of Fame.

Selected Rodeos Won:
  • San Antonio (3)
  • Reno Rodeo (2)
  • Clovis Rodeo (2)
  • Greeley Rocky Mountain Stampede
  • Days of '47 Rodeo (2)
  • Ellensburg Rodeo
  • Cheyenne Frontier Days (3)
  • Calgary Stampede (3)
Whitfield has won almost every major rodeo more than once. He is a legend of rodeo and master of the loop.
Interesting Facts:

Whitfield enjoys watching the Houston Rockets and Sacramento Kings.
Ropes on horses PC, Reno, and Gator.
His 'raise the roof' move is popular with rodeo fans.
Las Vegas on a Budget

Find a BargainHotel DealsCheap EatsFree AttractionsEntertainment for Less

 All Topics | Email Article | | |
Advertising Info | News & Events | Work at About | SiteMap | Reprints | HelpOur Story | Be a Guide
User Agreement | Ethics Policy | Patent Info. | Privacy Policy©2008 About, Inc., A part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved.