Ross Coleman

With access to both an indoor and an outdoor arena, Ross Coleman rode all the rough stock an aspiring bull rider could hope for. He competed in junior rodeo and high school rodeo, and went on to attend the University of Nevada at Las Vegas on a full scholarship. He won the College National Finals Rodeo all-around title in 1998, the same year he turned pro. He made the PBR Finals his first year on the tour, 1999, and every following year until his retirement in 2011. He’s been out on 812 bulls and had qualified rides on 402. But even with that many rides, certain bulls stand out as high points in a long career. Coleman’s personality served him well as a rider and it has served him well since his retirement from bull riding. After spending two years feeling as if riding was a job rather than a passion, he hung up his bull rope in 2011.