Brenda Crowder has been a PRCA secretary and timer since 1974.
On Saturday, the 2019 Secretary of the Year and 2020 Timer of the Year passed away at age 69.
“I know of no one who loved rodeo more than Brenda,” PRCA announcer Mike Mathis said. “It was her life. She was not only an amazing secretary and timer, but she loved every aspect of rodeo, the people and was fiercely loyal to cowboys and cowgirls. She did so many things for me from fixing programs to finding information for me. She was an amazing friend. She was so dedicated to this sport and the PRCA.”
Crowder was involved in rodeo her entire life. Her mom was a rodeo secretary and her father Bill was a roper and member of the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame. Brenda’s sister Judy is also a rodeo timer and often traveled with Brenda around the country.
“What she loved most about the rodeo business was all the guys. She loved every one of them. She loved helping the guys with anything they needed. She loved all the committees and contractors she worked for,” her daughter said.
Judy Crowder Jackson, Brenda’s sister, is also a rodeo timer.
“We get to travel all over the country working rodeos together,” Brenda ProRodeo.com in June. “This is the best life that I can imagine living. We have so much fun together, and I wouldn’t trade my life for anything.
