Bodacious, the bull that won.

I was just thinking about Bodacious today. I'm no bullriding expert, but I love his story.

My brother committed some acts of rodeo and told me about Bodacious.
Only six bullriders ever made the 8 seconds riding Bodacious. He had 127 wins and was finally retired in 1995 after injuring two of professional rodeo's finest. It is said that many of Bodacious' wins came from rider's simply bailing off him, out of fear.

As if he wasn't badass enough, in early 1995 Bodacious learned a new trick. Stutter steps and steep downward thrusts forced rider's faces forward, while quick, angry, backtastic head jerks slammed the rider's face into the back of Bodacious' dome. Tuff Hedman had every bone in his face broken by the move and said, "by the end he (Bodacious) was basically a cheap shot artist who would Sunday punch you.” Scott Breding wore a hockey mask and still had his nose and both eye sockets broken.

Bodacious was retired a couple of days after the Scott Breding ride. No one wanted to ride him. 


You can find a short biography of Bodacious here.