HOUSTON -- Fred Whitfield spent Thursday afternoon signing ... Whitfield has won the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association World Championships eight times and has raked in more than $3 million ...

HOUSTON — One of the most accomplished cowboys in rodeo history calls it a career after one last ride in Houston. Friday would be Fred Whitfield’s last night of competition, bringing an end to ...

The autobiography, “Gold Buckles Don’t Lie; The Untold Story of Fred Whitfield” tells the ... he was invited to join the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association at a time when African ...

Most of the cowboys at RodeoHouston aren't stopping ... But for a veteran tie-down roper like Fred Whitfield, it's OK to stretch the legs and ponder days gone by. The Houston native isn't quite ...

Fred Whitfield was 6 years old when he was taught ... He continues to compete in Pro Rodeo Cowboy Association events and is a popular attraction at this year's San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo.

Fred Whitfield was enjoying Wednesday ... The eyes of the eight-time Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association world champion had the gleam of a newcomer to the world's biggest rodeo, which begins ...

Cowboys who have hit that figure in career rodeo earnings Roy Cooper(1976-96) Joe Beaver(1985-current) Fred Whitfield(1990-current) The loudest cheers and most thunderous applause had already been ...

There was the night Fred Whitfield invited ... compete at the National Finals Rodeo. The 6-foot-5-inch basketball Hall of Famer sat in the stands wearing a cowboy hat - "He looked like the Jolly ...

(Rose Baca - neighborsgo staff photographer) There are dozens of black rodeo cowboys that Cowboys of ... a bull rider turned Hollywood wrangler; Fred Whitfield, an eight-time world champion ...

Fred Whitfield / Courtesy PBR Fred Whitfield – Sledge Hammers Whitfield is one of the most durable and decorated Black cowboys in rodeo, qualifying for the WNFR 20 times. He is a seven-time tie ...

HOUSTON — One of the most accomplished cowboys in rodeo history calls it a career after one last ride in Houston. Friday would be Fred Whitfield’s last night of competition, bringing an end to ...