From collection Person List
Jack Buschbom, born Oct. 6, 1927, in State Center, Iowa, survived two serious accidents with horses before he ever started in ProRodeo. The son of a stock contractor and former rodeo contestant, Buschbom began competing at age 17 as a bull rider. Three years later, he concentrated on learning to ride broncs bareback, and in just two years, he was a world champion for the first time. He also won the world crown in 1959-60. Buschbom was the first home-grown Midwesterner to make it big in professional rodeo, and he was among his event’s leaders throughout his career. His lay-back, wild-spurring style was eventually copied by most contestants. In 1960, Buschbom served as president of the RCA, the forerunner of the PRCA. He was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 1979.
