Dan Mortensen

A native of Billings, Mont., Mortensen is simply one of the best bronc riders of all time. His six saddle bronc riding world championships (1993-95, 1997-98 and 2003) tied the legendary Casey Tibbs for the event record. He also won the all-around world championship in 1997. During his career, he qualified for the NFR 16 times, the first in 1990 when he was the PRCA Rookie of the Year. The only NFR he missed in his 17 full seasons as a PRCA member was in 2004 when he broke his ankle late in the season – while leading the world standings. During his final world championship season of 2003, Mortensen became the first roughstock cowboy to surpass $2 million in career earnings, finishing his career with $2,555,716.