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National Rodeo Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2025
Charlie Throckmorton
The PRCA Media Guide calls Charlie Throckmorton a repository of knowledge and rodeo history even among his peers and fellow gold card members. Throckmorton has been a rodeo announcer in the PRCA for 39 years. The great Harry Tompkins encouraged him to obtain a card and the rest is history. Charlie started announcing for Bernis Johnson and Jim Shoulders’ rodeos.
He has announced the National Finals Steer Roping 21 times, 19 of which were consecutive years, breaking a PRCA Record. He was a part of the 1991 announcing team at the NFR, the National Circuit Finals, the Extreme Bull National Finals, 11 times the Texas PRCA Circuit Finals as well as the PBR World Finals three times.
Throckmorton worked the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo from 2007-2014, the Pro Tour at Woodward, Oklahoma for over 25 years, the Lawton Rangers Rodeo for 26 years, the Trinity Valley Expo for 35 years, Belton, Texas for 34 years and many more in 47 states. Throckmorton called the action at the Timed Event Championship of the World (The Ironman) several times.
Throckmorton announced the closest race in PRCA History when in 2015 Scott Snedecor beat Guy Allan for the World Steer Roping Title by $1.67 at the NFSR in Amarillo, Texas.
Charlie Throckmorton has co-announced with the likes of Clem McSpadden, Tom Hadley, Hadley Barrett, Bob Tallman and all the greats in his career. Both Larry Mahan and Trevor Brazile called him a class act of rodeo. Throckmorton was born and raised in Cleburne, Texas
The PRCA Media Guide calls Charlie Throckmorton a repository of knowledge and rodeo history even among his peers and fellow gold card members. Throckmorton has been a rodeo announcer in the PRCA for 39 years. The great Harry Tompkins encouraged him to obtain a card and the rest is history. Charlie started announcing for Bernis Johnson and Jim Shoulders’ rodeos.
He has announced the National Finals Steer Roping 21 times, 19 of which were consecutive years, breaking a PRCA Record. He was a part of the 1991 announcing team at the NFR, the National Circuit Finals, the Extreme Bull National Finals, 11 times the Texas PRCA Circuit Finals as well as the PBR World Finals three times.
Throckmorton worked the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo from 2007-2014, the Pro Tour at Woodward, Oklahoma for over 25 years, the Lawton Rangers Rodeo for 26 years, the Trinity Valley Expo for 35 years, Belton, Texas for 34 years and many more in 47 states. Throckmorton called the action at the Timed Event Championship of the World (The Ironman) several times.
Throckmorton announced the closest race in PRCA History when in 2015 Scott Snedecor beat Guy Allan for the World Steer Roping Title by $1.67 at the NFSR in Amarillo, Texas.
Charlie Throckmorton has co-announced with the likes of Clem McSpadden, Tom Hadley, Hadley Barrett, Bob Tallman and all the greats in his career. Both Larry Mahan and Trevor Brazile called him a class act of rodeo. Throckmorton was born and raised in Cleburne, Texas
