Bobby Griswold Born: March 1, 1968, Toppenish, Wash.
Joined PRCA: 1990
NFR Qualifications: 4
Height/Weight: 5-foot-9/175 pounds
2008: He won three rodeos, in Wheatland, Mo.; Oakley City, Utah; and Waterloo, Iowa, en route to his fourth trip to the National Finals Rodeo.
2007: Finished the season 21st in the world standings, thereby just missing his fourth trip to the National Finals Rodeo. He won the Caldwell (Idaho) Night Rodeo, which was the first round of the newly created Ariat ProRodeo Tour Playoffs and earned him a trip to the second round. He also finished second in the Prairie Circuit year-end standings.
2006: Placed in six out of 10 go-rounds at the NFR and finished fifth in the average. He finished 11th in the world standings, earning nearly $106,000 for the season. He was crowned co-champion at the Old Fort Days Rodeo in Fort Smith, Ark.
2005: Won rodeos in Charlotte, Mich.; Abilene, Texas; Altus, Okla.; Woodward, Okla.; Burwell, Neb.; Wahoo, Neb.; and Pretty Prairie, Kan.
2004: Placed in four rounds at the NFR and finished the season 14th in the world standings. He placed third at the tour finale in Omaha and second at the tour classic in Dallas. He began the year by working his way into the finals round at the National Circuit Finals Rodeo in Pocatello, Idaho. He won the championship round at the prestigious Greeley (Colo.) Stampede.
2003: Won the Prairie Circuit's year-end title.
2001: Won the Great Lakes Circuit's year-end title.
2000: Tied for the win at the Lawton (Okla.) Rangers Roundup.
1999: Finished 16th in the world standings but replaced injured Glen O'Neill at the NFR. He won the fourth round of that year's NFR and finished 11th in the final world standings. He won the average title at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo.
Amateur: Member of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association men's team championship while competing at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford in 1991-92.
Personal: Wife, Lynn; daughters, Sarah, Sage and Shay. ... Lynn works for the Oklahoma Board of Regents, which governs the state's six universities. ... Has a younger brother, Buck, and an older sister, Patty. ... Competed in all six events in high school and part of college before settling on saddle bronc riding. ... Was a resident of Moore, Okla., on May 3, 1999, when an F5 tornado hit the community, then in June 2004, another tornado ripped through his property in Geary. ... Greatest rodeo moment was winning San Antonio in 1995 and receiving his first buckle from a PRCA rodeo. ... Greatest influences on his career have been his dad, Ben; Butch Knowles, who helped him with his riding when he first started out; and Derek Clark, with whom he traveled and learned the rodeo business. ... At the 2000 Great Lakes Circuit Finals, he was bucked off and landed on his neck. Some rib heads from his sternum were broken off and lodged in his shoulder blade, causing him to lose mobility. He was forced out of rodeo for a while but used the time to get his equine dentistry certification. The movements used in dentistry helped him gain strength in his shoulder and back, allowing him to return to the rodeo arena.
Rodeo Media Relations - P.O. Box 663 - Maryville, MO 64468 - (660) 254-1900
This page was last updated Oct. 2, 2008