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It was named for Frost and Brent Thurman, who died six days after suffering serious injuries at the 1994 National Finals Rodeo. The Lane Frost Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hugo is dedicated to his memory. Country music star Garth Brooks paid tribute to Frost in the video for his 1990 hit single "The Dance".
"The Last Ride" was a professional rodeo accident that happened on July 30, 1989, at the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo, that resulted in the death of professional bull rider, Lane Frost. He had just ridden a bull named Takin' Care of Business when, after he dismounted, the bull struck him in the back, causing severe internal injuries.
Lane made a great ride. After he dismounted, the bull put a horn against Frost's back and pressed him against the ground. After this encounter, Frost got up and motioned for help, then collapsed. The impact from the bull broke some ribs. The severed ribs broke an artery; his heart could not recover. Frost died; he was 25 years old. [13]
His oldest son, Lane, is named after Lane Frost; his younger sons are Trevor, Ryker, and Ripp. He spends his free time traveling to bull riding and team roping events. He married Tracy Stepp in 1986 and they divorced in 2015. He married Liz Rippetoe in 2021. [13] His older brother is Gary "Roach" Hedeman, who was a rodeo bullfighter in the PRCA ...
It is named for Lane Frost, the 1987 Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) World Champion bull rider who was fatally injured at the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo on July 30, 1989; and Brent Thurman, a rising star in pro bull riding and co-founder of the PBR who was seriously injured at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas on December ...
Lane Frost happened to become the 1987 World Champion Bull Rider at the same NFR. [ 3 ] "Every bull rider wanted a chance to try Red Rock because he was a great bucking bull and because they knew he wouldn't come after them," Growney said in a 1987 interview with the Las Vegas-Review-Journal, "He won't step on bull riders or hook them once they ...
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Bull riders Lane Frost (who died in 1989) and Brent Thurman both died at age 25 from injuries received from bulls. Thus, the PBR created the Lane Frost/Brent Thurman Award in their honor; awarded to the bull rider who scores the single-highest scored ride at the PBR World Finals since 1996.