Gold Card Nominees
ABOUT ELDON DUDLEY
Eldon Dudley grew up on a ranch at Apache OK, attended Oklahoma A&M 1948- 52 with a Bachelor of Science Degree, joined the US Army from 1952-1954, then moved to Texas.
*Eldon was the 1949 College Calf Roping Champion
*He qualified for the 1960 Rodeo Champion Finals, Dallas, XT ni Calf Roping * 1972 Pendleton All-Around Champion placing in the Tie Down and Steer
Roping
* 1975, Al-Around at Cheyenne winning the Steer Roping, placing ni the tie
down roping.
*In 1977 He was the PRCA Texas Circuit Steer Roping champion
*World champion Super Senior Steer Roper 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1997. *Eldon’s business interests were his Commercial Cattle Feeding Operation, First National Bank, Perryton, XT Board of Directors, Texas Cattle Feeders Assc. Board of Director, and Interstate Bank Board of Directors.
ABOUT BEN CALHOUN
Benjamin “Ben” Calhoun is a PRCA Gold Card holder and was an active RCA contestant from 1968 until 1988, participating ni the bareback riding and bull riding. Ben qualified for the NFR in 1972 in the bull riding and 1975 in the bareback riding.
Among Ben’s many accomplishments in the RCA, his
most memorable was winning the very first bareback riding championship for the Lone Star Texas Circuit. He also won the bareback riding in Pecos, Texas, three times and won a go-round in the bull riding during 10 am slack in Calgary, Alberta Canada.
Another stand-out win includes 2 go rounds and a second place in the average in the bareback riding at Denver.
In college Ben was the Southwest Region NIRA Bull Riding Champion and won the NIRA Al Around CowboyChampionship in 1969 at the NIRA Finals in Deadwood, South Dakota.
Ben currently resides in North Zultz, Texas, and is still working with horses for renowned cutting horse woman Missy Lyons on her cutting horse facility ni lola, Texas.
ABOUT ARNOLD FELTS
Arnold Felts was just the second man in history to qualify for the National Finals Steer Roping 20 times and broke through to win the world championship in 1981, beating fellow ProRodeo Hall of Famer Guy Allen by nearly $5,000 to capture the gold buckle.
Felts won that 1981 world championship riding his big black gelding John Henry, closing out the season by winning Round 4 outright and splitting the win in Round 1 on the way to finishing second in the average at the NFSR in Laramie, Wyo.
Felts’ NFSR qualifications spanned three decades (1978-84, 1986-90,
1992-99), and his 20 appearances are third all-time, behind only the legendary Allen (32 appearances, 18 world titles) and Rocky Patterson.
Felts was the steer roping reserve word champion in 1980 and 1993, losing both times to Allen. Felts finished in the top five in the steer roping world standings 10 times.
Felts set the record for most consecutive rounds won at a National Finals (six) by capturing rounds 3-8 of the 1993 Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping. Additionally, Felts was the NFSR average champion in 1992 and 1994-95.
Felts also qualified for the NFR in 1973-74 and 1976 as a team roping header. He finished fifth in the team roping world standings in 1976.
Inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame 2016
Inducted into Texas Rodeo Hall of Fame
Served on PRCA Board of Directors 1980 to 1984
ABOUT JOHN MULOCK
Being raised in California I began riding Bronc’s in 1974 finishing Reserve Champion in the California Cowboys Association.
In 1975 I joined the International Rodeo Association partnering with Jimmy Cleveland and Bob Berg. We
completed in 125 rodeos that year finishing by winning both Rookie of the Year and Rookie Bronc Rider. Also finishing runner-up Champion Bronc Rider and number 11 in the All-around Standings.
Moving to Houston I laid off in 1976. I came back in 1977 and competed in 127 rodeo’s winning the IRA’s World Championship and winning the average at the International Rodeo Finals Rodeo by 41 points.
In 1978 I was drafted into the Tulsa Twisters Rodeo Team and became the leading scorer in Major League Rodeo. I became the first person outside the PRCA to receive an invitation to the World’s Largest Match Bronc Riding in Wolf Point, MT. Becoming a money winner there I realized it was time to go professional. Receiving my P.R.C.A. card in August 1978, two weeks later I entered Indianapolis, IN drawing “Chrystal Springs” the reigning “Bucking Horse of the Year”. I won the rodeo with a 90 point ride, which was the #2 high point Bronc ride of all time. Qualifying for the “Lone Star Circuit Finals” and winning the 3rd round and receiving the Rookie Bronc Rider Award.
In January 1978 I gained custody of my 2 children ages 7 and 4 years old. Being a single parent I now chose to become Circuit Cowboy. In 1979 I won the Lone Star Circuit Bronc Rider Championship. Also at the Lone Star Circuit Finals having 4 go rounds, I won two firsts, split second third and fourth, split a third and fourth and won the average by 16 points.
Opportunity forced me to leave Texas and move to Oregon. There I won the “Columbia River Circuit Championship” in 1984. Also 3 times runner-up Champion.
I won such rodeos as St. Paul, Oregon, Puyallup, Washington 2 times, Omak, Washington Stampede 2 times Tacoma Dome, Washington, and Portland, Oregon 2 times. My biggest check came by winning 2nd at Denver for over $3000.00.
I quit Broncs in 1989 to pursue my passion for quality horses, learning from the great horseman Bob Avila. I’ve won events in reining, cutting and a futurity winner in “The National Reined Cow Horse Association.” I returned to Texas in 2009 where I continue to train horses and will die here, a “Texan”!
ABOUT TOYA BOLTON 
Toya Bolton was raised between Lovington and Hobbs, New Mexico, where he
began riding steers at age eleven. He grew up riding bulls at American Junior Rodeo Association, New Mexico Junior Rodeo Association, and New Mexico High School Rodeo Association rodeos ni Texas and New Mexico. He was the champion bull rider in the NMHSRA state finals in 1977 and went on to the National High School Finals that same year. He was the 16-19 champion in the AJRA ni 1978. He also went to the NMJRA finals in ’74 and ’75 and the AJRA finals from 1976-78. He joined the PRCA in 1979 and went to the Texas Circuit Finals from 1980-85. He went to the PRCA National Finals Beauty and the Beast Match in 1982. Toya won the bull riding at Kansas City in 1983, as wel as many others throughout his career such as: Lake Charles and Spring Hil, Louisiana, Lawton and Waurika, Oklahoma, and Pine Buff and Little Rock, Arkansas. In Texas, he won Beaumont, Sonora, Vernon, Lubbock, Belton, and San Saba (twice), along with several rounds at the Houston rodeo over the years. He was the George Paul Memorial Bull Riding Champion in 1991. In 1992, Toya went to France as part of the opening cast of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show at Disneyland Paris. He was a cowboy and gunsmith in the show and eventually learned to drive the stagecoach. He and his wife, Sally, have five children and four grandkids. Toya now spends his days ranching north of Odessa, Texas.
