With one of the most distinctive and recognizable voices in the rodeo industry, Bob Feist has been an integral part of the sport for decades.
Born September 10, 1940, in Santa Rosa, California, Feist grew up in love with rodeo and the western way of life because of his family’s cattle ranching operation. After graduating from Oklahoma State University, Feist served in the U.S. Army before embarking on his career in rodeo.
Feist joined the Rodeo Cowboys Association in 1968, the same year he published the first issue of Ropers Sports News, a monthly publication revered by team ropers. In addition to competing in team roping, Feist announced at rodeos from Denver and Phoenix to Cheyenne and Calgary.
He started the immensely popular Bob Feist Invitational Team Roping in 1977 and has been a fixture at the Cowboy Downhill ski race in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, for more than 35 years. Feist announced the 1979 National Finals Steer Roping, the 1980 National Finals Rodeo and has called the action at the Wrangler Timed Event Championship and the Professional Bull Riders Finals.
