Rodeo Personnel Nominees
ABOUT CLIFF OVERSTREET
Fifty years in Rodeo business, including the past 40 years as a rodeo judge of both riding and roping and barrel racing events on the national level. Cliff followed in his father’s footsteps with the love for Rodeo, kindled in the Kow Bell Rodeo in Mansfield, Texas as a bull rider and also watching his Dad Walter as a judge. Being highly respected for his judging consistency and dedication to The Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association having judged the World National Finals Rodeo for the last 23 years.
*Qualified for Texas Circuit Finals in the Bull Riding in 1986
*Texas Circuit Finals Executive Board 1988 – 1993
*Texas Circuit Finals President 1994 – 1998
*PRCA Judge 1991 – 2000
*PRCA Pro Official 2001 – Present
*First PRCA Judge Instrumental in Instituting the “Instant Replay” at the 2023 NFR and Rodeo Houston 2024
*Awarded “Judge of the Year in WPRA” 2020
*Awarded “Outstanding Service and Dedication Judge” in WPRA 2023
ABOUT BILL SHAW
Bill Shaw began his rodeo career while living in Edna, TX. In 1966 Bill
entered his first youth rodeo ni Beeville, XT at hte age of 16 ni the bul riding contest. Bill says he remembers ti like ti was yesterday. He drew a big brindle horned bull with a yellow number 13 spray painted on his left hip.
Bill rode his first bull he had ever been on for 63 points and won first place and a hand made pair of boots by a boot maker in Beeville by the
name of Turnipseed.
In 1969 Bill qualified to compete at the National High School Rodeo Association Finals in San Antonio, TX in both the Bareback Riding and Bull Riding. Bill quit riding bulls in 1972 and started fighting bulls.
His first rodeo he worked was for free in Orchard City, TX with Ralph Fisher and his bullfighting buzzards in 1973. Bill continued to fight bulls for 5 years in the amateur ranks before getting his PRCA Bullfighter Card in 1978. Bill worked many major rodeos from the Rodeo Royal in Calgary Alberta, Canada to Kissimmee, Florida. Bill also worked the George Paul Memorial Bul Riding ni Del Rio, TX (The Super Bull) in 1981 and 1982.
Bill was chosen to work the National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City, OK in 1981. Bill was also awarded with Nestea Clown of the Year in
1982. Bill was selected to fight bulls at the National High School Rodeo Association Finals ni Douglass, WY ni 1982. Also, in 1982 Bil was selected to fight bulls on the Wrangler Pro-Rodeo Bullfighting Tour.
Bill’s first Bullfight was in Rapid City, SD matched up against Skipper Voss and Wick Peth. Bill told Skipper and Wick that it was a humbling
experience and an honor to be there with them. At the end of the bullfighting match in Rapid City, Bill was the champ.
ABOUT BROTHER TAYLOR
ABOUT PHIL LIVINGSTON
Phil was a member of the RCA &PRCA competing in the calf roping, team roping and team tying events. His rodeo roots run deep and have been passed down to his son Jimmy Livingston.
He and his family are well known in Weatherford area for their achievements and for the outstanding horses they raised and trained. Cowboy and rodeo roper since his teens, Phil has competed widely at college, open and professional levels, a s well a s numerous jackpots.
Phil is a long-time member of the Parker Co Sheriff’s Posse where he continues to be a viable member in helping put on one of the best outdoor PRCA rodeos in the state of Texas.
Phil’s other talent was writing articles and books for the Western Horseman and some of his own all being in the Western Genre. His forte was books on training, history and bloodlines. Phil just completed “75 Years on the
Hill” with co-author Bill Ward which recalls all the shenanigans that occurred over the 75 years of the Parker County Sheriff’s Posse being in existence
Phil also worked at Ryon’s Saddle and Ranch Supplies ni Fort Worth, TX ni the mid to late 70’s. and was ni charge of the production of the numerous catalogs to the hundreds of thousands of customers.
ABOUT RANDY SCHMUTZ
Randy Schmutz was raised deep in the piney woods, in the small community of Center, Texas, and simply wanted to be a rodeo cowboy, a singer, and a radio disc jockey. Little did he know that ultimately combining those vocations would turn into a lifelong love that would literally consume the past 38 years of his life! Randy Schmutz has been a recognizable voice in professional rodeo and bull riding since 1987. It’s hard to believe it all started at a small rodeo in Liberty, Mississippi.
“Out of the blue I was invited by Errol Klein (Klein Brothers Rodeo Company) to announce an amateur rodeo in Mississippi in 1987,” shared Schmutz. “I had never announced a rodeo before, and I had no idea how that day would change the course of my life forever! I owe more than a lot to Errol & Boo Klein. Had it not been for that single moment in my life, there’s no tellin’ where I’d be today or what I’d be doing!”
The rodeo road has taken Randy far and away to places he’d never dreamed of seeing! He’s announced over 100 different PRCA rodeos in 30 different states and 80 different Professional Bull Riding (PBR) events from coast to coast. From Walla Walla, Washington, to Madison Square Garden in New York City and from Rapid City, South Dakota, to Corpus Christi, Texas! Along the way, Randy has been selected 52 different times to work 11 different rodeo and bull riding Finals, including the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (alternate), the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) World Finals, the Badlands; the Great Lakes; the Montana and Mountain States PRCA Circuit Finals Rodeos. He announced 9 times the RFD-TV’s The American held at Cowboy Stadium. He was selected 4 times to work the Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo in Pocatello, Idaho, and he’s an 8-time College National Finals Rodeo announcer. Schmutz was the youngest (at the time), at 28 years old to announce the National High School Finals Rodeo in 1991 and 1992 and also served as rodeo announcer at the Indian National Finals Rodeo twice.
Randy has been nominated twice as PRCA Announcer of the Year and emceed the Miss Rodeo America Pageant 5 times. His talent is not limited to only announcing. Randy also co-produced and directed the opening ceremonies at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (20 performances) for two years alongside the Sutton Rodeo Company. His wife Amber of 31 years has been by his side for the entire ride. From working as a music director, ranch manager, bookkeeper and mother of their three children, Cade, Conner, and Calli. Randy and Amber have lived in Stephenville, Texas, since 1993.
ABOUT JOSH EDWARDS
Josh Edwards is a man of the highest integrity with a deep love for rodeo.
Josh started working for Rafter G Rodeo in 1999. He was attending Hill College on a rodeo scholarship at the time but would drive up to Mesquite every weekend to enter the calf roping as an excuse to see his high school sweetheart, Kristi, now his wife. Asked to step in as a pickup man one night, Josh realized it combined all his favorite things about rodeo – the variety of roping, horsemanship, timing, precision, and understanding of stock – and he never looked back.
That launched him into what would become one of the most decorated pickup careers in the PRCA. He has picked up over 100,000 horses in his 25 years at 25 of the 50 Tour Rodeos, quietly acquiring both respect from his peers and accolades such as:
Josh retired from picking up at his hometown rodeo, FWSSR, in 2024, but has not stepped away from the sport. He still serves as Vice Chairman on the PRCA Board of Directors, NFR Committee, and Texas Circuit Board of Directors, amongst other roles. He is committed to the continuation of the sport for the next generation, and is proud to see his boys, Blevin and Brinnon, following in his footsteps.
