Cowboys being bucked off by bulls weighing over two thousand pounds sounds rough, right? But that's what our next guest lives for and that's what many of you will pay to see this weekend when professional bull riders come to town.
Joining us today is a real cowboy, who was born in Australia, but lives in Hollister, California. Welcome to the show Brendon Clark.
Brendon Clark
World Finals Qualifications: 8
Hometown: Morpeth, Australia Residence: Hollister, Calif.
Height: 5-8 Weight: 155
Born: 9/24/80 Riding Hand: Right
BFTS Season: 11th Earnings: $1,062,873
High-Marked Ride: 93 points on Rotten Cotton at Grand Rapids, Mich., on Sept. 29, 2003
2012 Highlights
Finished second at Nashville, Tenn., winning the Built Ford Tough Short Round with 87.25 points on Delco (Jeff Robinson Bucking Bulls) and finishing third in Round 1 … Won Touring Pro Division events at Eugene, Ore., Del Mar, Calif., Prescott, Ariz., and Langham, Alberta … Had four Top 10 finishes in final seven Built Ford Tough Series events, including sixth place at Thackerville, Okla., and Greensboro, N.C. … Finished 21st at Built Ford Tough World Finals, including a sixth place finish in Round 5 on Another One (Jeff Robinson Bucking Bulls) … Finished fourth at Tamworth Invitational in Australia in November.
2011 Highlights
Finished 18th at Built Ford Tough World Finals, competing in place of Skeeter Kingsolver, who was injured … Had three Top 10 finishes, including fifth place at Charlotte, N.C. … Tied for ninth at St. Louis, tying for first place in Round 2 with 89 points on Flip Side (Jeff Robinson/Cappello) … Finished second at event in Tamworth, Australia, following World Finals.
2010 Highlights
First rider to win four consecutive PBR-sanctioned events with TPD victories at West Jordan, Utah, on July 10; Lancaster, Calif., on July 4; St. Paul, Ore., on June 30; and Greeley, Colo., on June 26 … Returned full time to BFTS in July and finished first at Charlottesville, Va., en route to qualifying for his seventh World Finals … Selected to represent Australia in World Cup at Las Vegas.
2009 Highlights
Missed qualifying for World Finals after missing four months recovering from life-threatening injuries (lacerated liver, contusions of both lungs and rib fractures) suffered in horrific wreck at Omaha, Neb., in April … Still finished eighth at Omaha, one of four Top 10 finishes … Selected to represent Australia in World Cup at Barretos, Brazil.
2008 Highlights
Hosted first Brendon Clark Invitational in Australia … Had six Top 10 finishes and qualified for sixth consecutive World Finals and tied for second in Round 3 with 90.75 points on Pearl Snap (Boyd/Floyd Bull Company).
2007 Highlights
Finished sixth at World Finals, riding 4-of-8 bulls and earning $63,375 … Finished first at Salt Lake City, riding Big Mike (Flying U/Moreno Bucking Bulls) for 91 points in the Built Ford Tough Championship Round … Selected to represent Australia in first World Cup at Gold Coast, Australia.
2006 Highlights
Finished 15th and earned $25,500 at World Finals … Featured in TLC documentary “Beyond the Bull” along with Ring of Honor members J.W. Hart and Adriano Moraes.
2005 Highlights
Rode Little Yellow Jacket for 91 points in Built Ford Tough Championship Round on Feb. 27 at St. Louis … Had six Top 10 finishes including back-to-back runner-up finishes at Greensboro, N.C., and St. Louis … Qualified for third consecutive World Finals.
2004 Highlights
Won first BFTS event in Oklahoma City and had runner-up finish in Colorado Springs, Colo. … Had eight Top 10 BFTS finishes including third-place at Springdale, Ark., and fourth-place at Grand Rapids, Mich. … Finished first at TPD event in Georgetown, Texas.
2003 Highlights
Qualified for first World Finals and rode Hammer (Sharp/Zaunbrecher) for 91.5 points to tie for first in Round 2 and earn $15,833 … Joined BFTS for first time and had four Top 10 finishes include third place at Little Rock, Ark. … Had two event wins on TPD.
Personal
PBR’s most technology-savvy rider as evidenced by website (www.BrendonClark.com; Twitter, BrendonClark; Facebook, BrendonClarkPBR; and online show at www.UStream.tv).
Top 5 Top 10 90-Point
Season Events Finish Outs Rides Ride % +45 Ride % Earnings Points Wins Finishes Finishes Rides
2003 15 36 36 15 42.42 0.00 $71,782 2,358.50 0 1 4 3
2004 28 8 76 37 47.95 22.22 $168,622 6,241.75 1 5 11 5
2005 28 19 70 25 36.23 27.78 $71,618 4,194.75 0 2 7 3
2006 14 42 39 12 30.77 0.00 $76,488 2,058.75 0 0 1 0
2007 26 10 73 33 45.21 33.33 $199,406 6,675.50 1 3 5 3
2008 23 21 60 26 43.30 20.00 $221,090 5,165.00 0 3 6 7
2009 22 32 53 19 35.85 0.00 $40,718 2,998.50 0 2 5 1
2010 20 35 54 17 31.48 0.00 $92,320 2,381.75 1 1 3 0
2011 16 38 46 12 26.09 0.00 $49,338 1,693.25 0 1 3 0
2012 13 29 38 11 28.95 0.00 $71,491 1,807.75 0 1 4 0
Totals 206 546 207 37.91 20.41 $1,062,873 3 19 49 22
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