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National Rodeo Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2026
Marvin Garrett
Marvin Garrett was born on July 28, 1963, in Belle Fourche, South Dakota. He told his fourth grade teacher he wanted to be a cowboy when he grew up. To prove it, he began riding steers when he was 12. When he was 15, his mother prevented him from being a bull rider, as he was still not old enough to sign his own Association permit. He was, however, allowed to ride in bareback bronc riding. He knew the first time he tried it that it would be his rodeo discipline of choice and ditched the idea of being a bull rider.
Marvin joined the PRCA in 1984, winning bareback rookie of the year that year. He went on to win four world titles in 1988, 1989, 1994 & 1995 as well as NRF average titles in 1989 and 1995, and the year-end leader in 1983, 1984, 1985 & 1986. Highlights of his rodeo career include competing at the Winter Olympics Arts Festival in Calgary in 1988 on team USA, bringing home a team Gold Medal, Induction to the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in 1998, the Wyoming Sports Hall of Fame in 2009 and the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame in 2017.
Marvin and his wife Lisa now live in Rozet, Wyoming on a small ranch raising cattle and bucking horses. He is a college coach for Gillette College. They have 3 children and soon to be 9 grandchildren.
Marvin Garrett was born on July 28, 1963, in Belle Fourche, South Dakota. He told his fourth grade teacher he wanted to be a cowboy when he grew up. To prove it, he began riding steers when he was 12. When he was 15, his mother prevented him from being a bull rider, as he was still not old enough to sign his own Association permit. He was, however, allowed to ride in bareback bronc riding. He knew the first time he tried it that it would be his rodeo discipline of choice and ditched the idea of being a bull rider.
Marvin joined the PRCA in 1984, winning bareback rookie of the year that year. He went on to win four world titles in 1988, 1989, 1994 & 1995 as well as NRF average titles in 1989 and 1995, and the year-end leader in 1983, 1984, 1985 & 1986. Highlights of his rodeo career include competing at the Winter Olympics Arts Festival in Calgary in 1988 on team USA, bringing home a team Gold Medal, Induction to the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in 1998, the Wyoming Sports Hall of Fame in 2009 and the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame in 2017.
Marvin and his wife Lisa now live in Rozet, Wyoming on a small ranch raising cattle and bucking horses. He is a college coach for Gillette College. They have 3 children and soon to be 9 grandchildren.
