The PRCA has named 4X Saddle Bronc Riding World Champion and ProRodeo Hall of Famer Clint Johnson the 2021 Legend of ProRodeo.
Johnson will be honored November 29 at the 14th annual Wrangler Gold Buckle Gala, being held at the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas as a precursor to the 2021 NFR.
“I just found this news out, and it is pretty exciting,” Johnson told ProRodeo.com yesterday. “I absolutely did not think this was an option for me. This is quite an honor. There’s been a list of prominent people who have received this honor, and I’m quite excited to be among them. I would like to thank the selection committee for choosing me, and I’m looking forward to a fun event.”
“When you think of legends, you think of greatness. When you think of legends in rodeo, you think of those that accomplished greatness both inside and outside the rodeo arena,” said Kent Sturman, Director of the ProRodeo Hall of Fame. “Clint Johnson is a four-time world champion and achieved an overwhelming amount of greatness in the rodeo arena throughout his career, starting in 4-H rodeo, continuing through high school and college rodeo and during his tenure in professional rodeo. And Clint is one of those cowboys who has demonstrated greatness outside of the arena, continually giving back to a sport that he loves by serving on boards, conducting schools and clinics, and providing his expertise to many programs and events throughout rodeo. He was an obvious choice as this year’s Legend of ProRodeo.”
On the Pro circuit, Clint qualified for the NFR 12 years in a row, during which he won four World Titles. Since leaving rodeo, Johnson spent four years serving as vice chairman on the PRCA Board of Directors serving as vice chairman, he has built a successful ranching operation outside Amarillo, Texas, and in 1992, he was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame.
“None of these honors, like the Legend of ProRodeo and being in the ProRodeo Hall of Fame, are expected,” Johnson said. “Going through my career I tried to stay under the radar, but the Legend of ProRodeo is a great honor to be recognized by members of the organization and my peers.”
The Cowboy Channel spotlighted Johnson back in 2020 in the premier season of ProRodeo Tonight. Watch the full feature, in which Johnson looks back at his career, produced by daughter Janie HERE.
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