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Trevor Brazile (born November 16, 1976) is a famous American rodeo cowboy. He used to compete full-time in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) and is now semi-retired. He works with another cowboy named Miles Baker. Trevor Brazile is so good at rodeo that he was put into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 2022.

He holds an amazing record for winning the most PRCA world championship titles, with a total of 26! He won his 26th title in 2020. He also holds the record for the most all-around cowboy world champion titles, with 14 wins. This broke the old record of 7 titles held by another rodeo legend, Ty Murray. Trevor Brazile won his all-around world championships in 2002, 2003, 2004, and every year from 2006 to 2015, plus again in 2018.

Trevor Brazile is known for winning titles in different rodeo events. He won the tie-down roping world championship in 2007, 2009, and 2010. He also won the team roping world championship in 2010. In steer roping, he won world championships in 2006, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, and 2020. He also won four National Finals Steer Roping (NFSR) Average titles and two National Finals Rodeo (NFR) Average titles.

Trevor Brazile broke records set by other rodeo greats. In 2013, when he won another all-around title, his total number of world titles reached 19. This broke the record of 18 world titles held by steer roper Guy Allen. Before that, Jim Shoulders held the record with 16 titles. As of 2020, Trevor Brazile has 26 world titles, which is more than anyone else!

In 2008, Trevor Brazile became the first PRCA cowboy to earn over $3 million in his career. That's a lot of prize money! He announced that he would stop competing full-time at the end of the 2018 NFR.

Trevor Brazile was born in Amarillo, Texas. He once said he wants people to remember him as a "great cowboy". He has been married since 2001 to Shada Cooper. Her father, Roy Cooper, is also a ProRodeo Hall of Fame cowboy who helped Trevor when he was starting out. Trevor and Shada live in Decatur, Texas, with their three children.

Career Highlights

2019 Achievements

In 2019, Trevor Brazile competed less often, as he had announced. But that didn't stop him from winning the steer roping event and his 25th world championship! He was the only cowboy to place in all ten rounds of the PRCA National Finals Steer Roping (NFSR) in Mulvane, Kansas. He earned over $56,000 at the NFSR, with a big part of that for winning the NFSR Average title. His total earnings for the championship were over $129,000.

2015 Achievements

  • 2015 NFR All-Around Cowboy Champion
  • 1st place Tie Down Roping Round 1 NFR with a time of 6.8 seconds
  • 1st place Tie Down Roping Round 8 NFR with a time of 6.5 seconds. This tied an arena record!

Major Wins in Other Years

Trevor Brazile had many successful years, winning titles across different rodeo events.

2010 Wins

In 2010, he won many titles, including:

  • All-Around titles: National Western Stock Show & Rodeo (Denver), Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, and several others.
  • Tie-Down Roping titles: National Western Stock Show & Rodeo (Denver), San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, and more.
  • Team Roping titles: (with partner Patrick Smith) Clark County Fair & Rodeo, Oakdale Saddle Club Rodeo.
  • Steer Roping titles: Fort Bend County Fair and Rodeo, Butterfield Stage Days.

2009 Wins

In 2009, Trevor Brazile won his second world championship in tie-down roping and tied a record with his seventh all-around gold buckle. He placed in many rounds of tie-down roping and one round of team roping. This was his 11th world championship, putting him in a tie for third place on the all-time list. He won numerous all-around, tie-down roping, team roping, and steer roping titles that year.

2008 Wins

In 2008, Trevor Brazile made history by becoming the first PRCA cowboy to earn over $3 million in his career. He won many all-around titles, tie-down roping titles, team roping titles (with Patrick Smith), and steer roping titles across the country.

2007 Wins

In 2007, Trevor Brazile became a "Triple Crown winner." This means he won the all-around, tie-down roping, and steer roping world championships in the same year! Only 10 cowboys in history have done this. He also broke his own record for single-season earnings, making over $425,000. He won many titles in all-around, tie-down roping, and steer roping events.

2006 Wins

In 2006, Trevor Brazile earned the most money during the Fourth of July week. He also became the youngest PRCA cowboy, and only the seventh overall, to earn over $2 million in his career. He won many all-around titles, team roping titles (with Rich Skelton), tie-down roping titles, and his first steer roping world title.

Honors

Trevor Brazile has received many awards and been inducted into several halls of fame for his amazing rodeo career:

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