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"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 Clyde Frost (October 12, 1963 – July 30, 1989) was an American professional rodeo cowboy who specialized in bull riding, and competed in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA). He was the 1987 PRCA World Champion bull rider. He was also the only rider ever to score a qualified ride on Red Rock, the 1987 PRCA Bucking Bull of ...
In 1989, Lane is the second-to-last bull rider during the last day of that year’s Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo. He successfully rides the bull named Takin' Care of Business and dismounts, but the bull turns back and hits him in the side with a horn, breaking some ribs and severing a main artery.
This also kept Frost from winning the 1986 World Championship. Instead, Tuff Hedeman won the championship; Hedeman also won in 1989 and 1991. [4] [3] At the 1987 NFR, Red Rock bucked off Gary Toole again. And also in 1987, for his last competitive ride, he bucked off Cody Custer. In 1987 Red Rock became the Bucking Bull of the Year. Lane Frost ...
Bull rider Cody Lambert was inspired to create a protective vest for fellow riders after witnessing the fatal injury of his friend and 1987 PRCA world champion bull rider, Lane Frost who died at the 1989 Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo. After successfully riding his bull during the championship round, Frost dismounted and landed in the muddy arena ...
2023 Josh Frost; 2024 Jean Fernandes Pereira; Source: [12] Note: This tour debuted in 1995 as the Touring Pro Division. In 2001, it was renamed the Challenger Tour. 2009 was the last year in which this tour had a year-end finals event, and in 2010, it was changed back to its original title of the Touring Pro Division.
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]
Lane Frost; P. Guy R. Pelton; T. The Last Ride (bull riding accident) This page was ... This page was last edited on 14 May 2010, at 13:55 (UTC).