Pascoe in PRCA steer wrestling competition
After competing as a tight end in the National Football League for seven years and winning a championship with the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLVI, Bear Pascoe is stepping into the rodeo arena for a new championship title.
On Thursday, Dec. 7, Pascoe will compete in the Permit Challenge at the South Point Arena in Las Vegas. The top five Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) Permit holders in each rodeo event are invited to compete for $21,000. Pascoe will be competing in the steer
wrestling.
Pascoe, who now calls Morro Bay home, qualified in the fifth spot, earning $5,043 throughout 2017. He is not new to the PRCA, growing up on a cattle ranch in California’s Central Valley and the son-in-law of Prorodeo Hall of Fame Steer Wrestler, John W. Jones JR.
“My heroes have and always will be my dad, my brother Ryan Pascoe and John W. Jones JR.,” said Pascoe. “He has had a big impact on me in the rodeo arena. He’s the one that taught me how to steer wrestle. Johnny has taught me a lot over the past couple years and I am honored and blessed to have him as a coach, father-in law and most importantly a friend.”
A Porterville native and 2004 graduate of Granite Hills High School, Pascoe played football for the Grizzlies before attending and playing football at Fresno State.
To purchase a PRCA membership card contestants must fill their permit, meaning they must win $1,000 at PRCA sanctioned rodeos that year. They can then purchase their PRCA card and compete in hopes to qualify for the “Super Bowl” of rodeo, the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Many contestants choose to compete on their permit for a full year to gain experience prior to their rookie year as a PRCA card holder and to qualify to compete at the Permit Challenge.
To learn more about the rodeo events visit http://prorodeo.com/ prorodeo/rodeo/rodeo101.
Tickets for the 2017 Permit Challenge can be purchased at http:// southpointarena.com/ events.