Courtesy of the PRCA
SPRINGS, Colo. – Greg Rumohr, the 1990 world champion freestyle
bullfighter and a three-time reserve world champion, died May 11 when a
piece of heavy equipment he was delivering to a ranch in Cranfills Gap,
Texas, fell on him. He was 53.
Rumohr, a native of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, joined the
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association in May 1988 and spent the next 24
seasons developing a reputation for being one of the toughest and most
athletic bullfighters the sport has ever seen.
Before moving to Texas and making rodeo his career, Rumohr had been a
four-time Golden Gloves champion, a Junior Olympic Boxing champion, a
two-time Alberta Junior Hockey League All-Star Team participant and a
Class A hunting and fishing guide.
He got his first big bullfighting break in 1989 when his mentor, Pro
Rodeo Hall of Famer Rex Dunn, was forced into retirement by an injury
and gave Rumohr all of his remaining contracts, including the Buffalo
Bill Rodeo in North Platte, Neb.
Full article: North Platte Post
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