DURFEY
Events: Tie-Down Roping
Born: 11/27/1983 Savannah, MO
Joined PRCA: 2003
PRCA Career Earnings: $1,535,679.00
World Titles Won: 1 (2016)
WNFR Qualifications: 10 (2007-11, 2013-17)
Current Residence: Weatherford, TX
2018 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Won the Reno (NV) Rodeo
Won Rodeo Austin (TX)
Won the Ram Columbia River Circuit Finals (Yakima, WA)
Won the Molalla (OR) Buckeroo Rodeo
Won the Woodward (OK) Elks Rodeo
Won the Old Fort Days Rodeo (Fort Smith, AR)
Won the Wichita Falls (TX) PRCA Rodeo
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2017: Won the Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo (San Juan
Capistrano, CA), the West Texas (Abilene) Fair & Rodeo, the
Missoula (MT) Stampede, the Bruce (Alberta) Stampede and
the Bozeman (MT) Stampede. Co-Champion at the Spokane
(WA) Interstate Rodeo.
2016: Won Round 6 and placed in six rounds to rank second at
the Wrangler NFR. Climbed from fourteenth to first in the World
Standings with 212,445 dollars. Won the Pasadena (Texas)
Livestock Show & Rodeo, the Canby (OR) Rodeo. Won the
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Eugene (OR) Pro Rodeo, the Cowboy Capital of The World PRCA
Rodeo (Stephenville, TX), the Molalla (OR) Buckeroo Rodeo and
the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo (Vernal, UT).
2015: Split the Round 3 and 10 wins and placed in two other
rounds at the Wrangler NFR. Co-Champion at the Moses Lake
(WA) Round-Up. Finished eighth in the World Standings with
153,983 dollars in earnings.
Tyson held the 2016 Tie Down Roping Champion buckle high in
honor of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He wears a signature
pink shirt, which began in 2007 when his stepmother had a
cancer scare, so he told her he would wear a pink shirt at the
Canadian finals and the WNFR and donate 10% of his winnings
to Susan G Komen. He had only planned to wear pink the one
year, but he had so many people come up to him and thank him
for wearing pink that he decided to continue to do it in support
of breast cancer.
Durfey is married to Australia-born country singer Shea Fisher,
and they have a daughter named Praise Royal Durfey. His father,
Roy, is a horse trainer and he has two brothers, Wes and Travis,
both of whom have competed in PRCA rodeos. Tyson got
interested in rodeo through his family and his first competition
was in 1991. His favorite sports team is the NFL’s Kansas City
Chiefs and his favorite rodeo is the Pendleton (OR) Round-Up
because the competition is on grass. Durfey’s rodeo idol is
Tie-Down Roper Mike Johnson.
Tyson
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