Eugene Weakley
Rodeo Personnel
Events: Steer Wrestling, Pickup Man
Eugene Weakley, Burkburnett, Texas, was a Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) steer wrestling contestant from 1963-1988 and is a PRCA Gold Card holder. While competing from 1964-1986, he also worked as a pickup man for Beutler & Son Rodeo Company. During the 1980’s Eugene produced the Boomtown Rodeo and the World’s Largest Steer Wrestling Jackpot in Burkburnett, Texas. In 1980, Eugene and a group of friends conceived the idea for the first Texas Ranch Roundup which continues as an annual charity event in Wichita Falls, Texas and has served as a model for ranch roundup events across the state.
Major Rodeos Won
- Cheyenne Frontier Days 1969
- Phoenix, AZ 1971
- American Royal, Kansas City twice
- Albuquerque, NM
- Burwell, NE twice
- Phillipsburg, KS three times
- Evergreen, CO
- Vernon, TX
- Greater Siouxland Rodeo, Sioux City, NE
- Brawley, CA
- Odessa, TX
- Enid, OK
- Yukon, OK
- Cache, OK
- Cheyenne Wells, CO
- Lubbock, TX
- Guymon, OK
- Springdale, AR
Major Rodeos Placed
- San Antonio, TX
- Dallas, TX
- Fort Worth, TX
- Wichita Falls, TX
- Houston, TX
- Imperial, KS
- North Platte, NE
- Amarillo, TX
- Calgary Stampede, Alberta, Canada
- Denver, CO
- Elk City, OK
- Sidney, IA
- Grand National Rodeo Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA
- Mesquite, TX
- Tulsa, OK
Honors
- 1971 NFR 14th in Steer Wrestling
- 1982 NFR Timed Event Chute Boss
- 1983 Texas Circuit Finals 14th in Steer Wrestling
- 1984 NFR Pick up Man
- NFR and Pace Picante Pro Rodeo Chuteout Judge
