08/27/2025
Congratulations Joel from the Abbyville Frontier Days & PRCA Rodeo.
Hats off to our newest class of the National Rodeo Hall of Fame, including Joel Edmondson!
Edmondson competed at every level of rodeo, from both ends of the arena, as he began as a ba****ck rider and achieved his greatest success as a steer wrestler.
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While in college, he began steer wrestling. Upon graduation, he was drafted by the Kansas City Trailblazers, a major league rodeo team, and then joined the PRCA in 1979.
He was a competing member for 25+ years and is currently a PRCA Gold Card member. Edmondson’s PRCA accomplishments include: 5-time NFR qualifier (1981-83, 1985, 1988); 1983 World Champion Steer Wrestler with $68,747, a single-season earning record at the time;1988 runner-up World Champion Steer Wrestler after coming in just $32.50 behind champion John W. Jones, Jr.; 5-time Prairie Circuit Steer Wrestling Champion; 4-time Dodge National Circuit Finals qualifier; 1988 Dodge National Circuit Finals Champion Steer Wrestler.
Edmondson dragged his spurs through the carpet of the White House and met President Reagan and writer Louis L’Amour after winning the Presidential Rodeo, a command performance held for the President in 1983. He also conducted steer wrestling schools, served on the KHSRA board for several years, and currently serves on the Eureka Professional Rodeo committee.
After traveling millions of miles and seeing much of the U.S. and Canada through his windshield, Edmondson retired and started a construction company, operating a custom grazing program. A true ambassador of the sport, rodeo remains a major part of his life as he actively promotes all levels of rodeo competition.