JW - June 2006

 

 

Biography

J.W. Stoker's nearly 60-year career as a trick rider and roper earned him induction into the Cowboy and Estern Heritage Hall of Fame.

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Career Highlights:

Age 10 Hired by the Claude S. Miller Rodeo Show
Age 12 JW appears on the cover of Wheaties as Juvenile World Champion Trick Rider
WW II Served with the Soldier Show Section of Special Forces
Korean War Served with the Soldier Show Section of Special Forces
1973 Worked for the Casey Tibbs' Wild West Show in Japan
1978 Performed in Caracas, Venezuela
1976 Appeared on the Mike Douglas Show
1988 Performed in Japan
  Performed in the Calgary Olympics Winter Games Rodeo
  Featured in ABC's special coverage of the Olympics
  Appeared on the David Frost Show - trick roping
1990-2000 Performed in the Michael Martin Murphy's West Fest
1990 Performed in Helsinki, Finland
  Appeared on the Today Show
  Appeared on the Charlie Rose Show
1992 Performed in Paris, France
  Special guest and entertainer at the Smithsonian Institute
Currently Performing with the Great American Wild West Show
  Coaching the Cowgirl Chicks, a premier trick-riding and rodeo entertainment team
  Guest appearances of special events and shows
Movie Credits:
The Kansan
Bus Stop
Bronco Billy

Video Credits:
Cowboy Christmas Ball, Michael Martin Murphy
Our Love Was Meant to Be

Honors:
1939 Juvenile World Champion Trick Rider
1985 PRCA Entertainer of the Year
1986 PRCA Entertainer of the Year
1999 Inducted into the Cowboy and Western Heritage Hall of Fame

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