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WENDELL HICKS
Surprise recognition for PRCA (Professional
Rodeo Cowboys Association) Announcer
Wendell Hicks of Skiatook, Oklahoma, was
presented at the October 6, 2007 “Ride for the
Brand” OSU Ranch Rodeo, for his dedication
to the OSU Rodeo Association.
Since 1948, the Association (originally named
the Oklahoma A & M Rodeo Club) has built an
amazing legacy of National Championships.
- ...Special Recognition for
Years of Rodeo Service
Surprise recognition for PRCA (Professional
Rodeo Cowboys Association) Announcer
Wendell Hicks of Skiatook, Oklahoma, was
presented at the October 6, 2007 “Ride for the
Brand” OSU Ranch Rodeo, for his dedication
to the OSU Rodeo Association.
Since 1948, the Association (originally named
the Oklahoma A & M Rodeo Club) has built an
amazing legacy of National Championships.
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Just after World War II, six young men from OSU began
“hanging out” together practicing roping and riding: Clem
McSpadden, Leo Roberts, Larry Kilgore, Harold Emery, Buddy
Reger and Turner Meadors. Their competition in rodeo events
launched the Club. Since then, over nearly six decades, the
Association has included 2000 members, including some of
the biggest names in college and professional rodeo.
Prior to the "Ride for the Brand" OSU Ranch Rodeo, each past
and present member of the OSU Rodeo Team had to be in
complete agreement in order for Wendell to be given one of
the prestigious OSU Rodeo Jacket only worn by members of
the Rodeo Organization. The Rodeo Team voted unanimously
to present him with this award and recognition.
Wendell has donated his time in announcing this rodeo for a
number of years, and was surprised by the ceremony and
presentation of the jacket during the intermission of the Ranch
Rodeo. In addition to his long-term relationship with the Rodeo
Association, he served as "Pistol Pete" during his student days
at OSU, and has been active in the
Estimated crowds of 175,000 lined Oklahoma City for the parade, with Miss America 2007
Lauren Nelson and Oscar-nominated actor James Garner serving as grand marshals.
Amid the pageantry and patriotism on display, the OSU Rodeo Association were proud
ambassadors of the sport of Rodeo as they continued their historic "Ride for the Brand."
“hanging out” together practicing roping and riding: Clem
McSpadden, Leo Roberts, Larry Kilgore, Harold Emery, Buddy
Reger and Turner Meadors. Their competition in rodeo events
launched the Club. Since then, over nearly six decades, the
Association has included 2000 members, including some of
the biggest names in college and professional rodeo.
Prior to the "Ride for the Brand" OSU Ranch Rodeo, each past
and present member of the OSU Rodeo Team had to be in
complete agreement in order for Wendell to be given one of
the prestigious OSU Rodeo Jacket only worn by members of
the Rodeo Organization. The Rodeo Team voted unanimously
to present him with this award and recognition.
Wendell has donated his time in announcing this rodeo for a
number of years, and was surprised by the ceremony and
presentation of the jacket during the intermission of the Ranch
Rodeo. In addition to his long-term relationship with the Rodeo
Association, he served as "Pistol Pete" during his student days
at OSU, and has been active in the
- One of Wendell's first
official appearances as a
member of the coveted
group came on October
14, 2007, where the OSU
Rodeo Association
represented the past,
present, and future of
rodeo in Oklahoma at the
Oklahoma Centennial
Parade, said to be the
largest celebration of its
kind in the state's history.
Estimated crowds of 175,000 lined Oklahoma City for the parade, with Miss America 2007
Lauren Nelson and Oscar-nominated actor James Garner serving as grand marshals.
Amid the pageantry and patriotism on display, the OSU Rodeo Association were proud
ambassadors of the sport of Rodeo as they continued their historic "Ride for the Brand."
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| Professional rodeo announcer Wendell Hicks wears the OSU Rodeo Team colors proudly! |
| Wendell Hicks |
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Oklahoma Centennial Parade, plus a stirring
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ON THE ROAD...
