tyler
pearson
Events: Steer Wrestling
Born: 3/19/1985 Louisville, MS
Joined PRCA: 2006
PRCA Career Earnings: $591,412.00
World Titles Won: 1 (2017)
WNFR Qualifications: 2 (2013, 2017)
Current Residence: Louisville, MS
2018 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Won the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo (Denver, CO)
Won the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show
(Fort Worth, TX)
Won the St. Paul (OR) Rodeo
Won the Red Bluff (CA) Round-Up
Won the Tulsa (OK) State Fair PRCA Rodeo
Steer wrestling wasn’t always an easy venture for the
thirty-three-year-old cowboy, but he was determined to
conquer it. He continues to work at it with an unfailing motto:
Practice makes perfect. That’s why the Louisville native is
preparing to defend his title for the 2018 World Championship.
The 2017 Steer Wrestling World Champion was already leading
the 2018 PRCA | RAM World Standings by about $9,000 before
winning nearly $10,000 with a 3.1-second run at the K-Days
Rodeo. Pearson tied for fourth at the 2017 K-Days Rodeo and
won $5,823 with a 4.0-second run. This year, he shaved his time
by nearly a full second and doubled his prize money.
Photo courtesy of PRCA
More than 5,700 fans overflowed the Will Rogers Memorial
Coliseum for the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo in
mid-January. They witnessed a captivating combination: Tyler
Pearson, the latest World Title holder; Scooter, the Professional
Rodeo Cowboys Association/American Quarter Horse
Association 2017 Steer Wrestling Horse of the Year; and Steer
No. 57, a breed with a reputation of helping cowboys turn in a
fast time. This mixture resulted in Pearson turning in the fastest
time of the night: a blazing 4.1 seconds.
Pearson is married to his wife, Carissa. They have a five-year-old
son, Stetson, together. He started rodeoing when he was seven,
and didn’t like steer wrestling at first, but with a lot of practice
he began to enjoy it more. His favorite meal is Mexican food, he
enjoys rock music, and appreciates war movies. Pearson loves
sports. He played baseball in high school and enjoys tossing
around a football. His favorite sports team is the Indianapolis
Colts. Tyler’s Rodeo idols are Dean Gorsuch and Bob Lummus.
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