# @PRCAProRodeo on Facebook

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- **Posted:** 2024-06-05T17:00:07.000+00:00
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Billy Wayne "Red" Rogers, a PRCA judge for 20 years including at the National Finals Rodeo, and Gold Card member, passed away May 27. He was 90.

Rogers, who was inducted into the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame in 2004, was born in Gatesville, Texas, April 3, 1934. Rogers began his rodeo career at the tender age of 15 in 1949. He competed in high school, college and amateur rodeos in both Texas and New Mexico.

He joined the PRCA, working for Tommy Steiner of Steiner Rodeo Company and Beutler & Sons rodeo stock contractors. A standout bareback rider, he stayed in the Top 20 of the world standing for several years.

"Red did a lot of things as a young guy (for Steiner Rodeo Company)," said BobbySteiner, son of Tommy and 1969 Rodeo Cowboys Association Bull Riding World Champion. "He was a bareback rider and back then it was different than now. He started driving trucks and guys like him still competed and worked for outfits. He did whatever was needed during a performance and that's what people did. He was quite a few years older than me, but I remember him as a good bareback rider who won his share of ridings, but he worked for the Steiner Rodeo Company as well.

"He was a very good judge, and he remained a rodeo fan. He would check up on Rocker (Steiner, Bobby's grandson) and he kept up with things on The Cowboy Channel. He was just a real good guy and one of the old-school guys. There were very few Jim Shoulders and Harry Tompkins, who were good enough to win at that point to not have to do some odd jobs, and Red was a top-end bareback rider. He still worked to make ends meet."

At 21, Rogers survived a serious automobile accident and returned to rodeoing three years later.

While on the trail, Rogers traveled with the likes of cowboy greats such as Sam and John Neel, Bud Humphrey, Johnny Boren, Bernis Johnson, R.C. Bales, Jim Painter, Curly Hebb and Jim Bausch.

In addition to his time working with the Steiners and Beutlers, Rogers also cherished his great rodeo memories with June and Buster Ivory, Cotton Rosser, Bennie Beutler, Dan Russell and Harry Vold.

In the Old Timers Rodeo Cowboys Association, he won the bareback riding in 1979 and placed second in the bull riding to win the All-Around at the Old Timers National Finals Rodeo.

Rogers and his late wife, Kay, had one child, daughter, Tori House.

"Rodeo was my dad's life," House said.

Rogers was living in Dripping Springs, Texas.

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