2014 North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Highlights

Posted By: Steve Urness
June 20, 2014 @ 1:31 pm
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N.D. (NewsDakota.com) Another North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame induction ceremony is in the books. About 400 people attended the 2014 ceremony to pay tribute to those people and events that are now in the Cowboy Hall of Fame.

Honoree Wayne Herman talked about those riders he looked up to when he was a kid.

Wayne Herman 1992 World Bronco riding champion from Halliday, North Dakota. Photos by Steve Urness. — Wayne Herman a 1992 World Champion bareback rider from Halliday, North Dakota was inducted into the modern era rodeo category. Herman will also be inducted into the Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association Hall of Fame on August 9 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photos by Steve Urness.

Wayne Herman and family. Photos by Steve Urness.

North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame honoree Jerry Weinberger, a 4 time NDRA bull riding champion from Brien, North Dakota.
Jerry Weinberger and his wife, far left Codi Miller, Miss Rodeo North Dakota and far right Miss North Dakota High School Rodeo Taylor Zimprich.

6 time World Champion rider Dan Mortensen of Billings, Montana was the keynote speaker.

Here is a list of the other 2014 honorees inducted into the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame:

Friends and family accept the award for the late Richard Moore in the Pre-1940 Ranchers category. — Family and friends accept the award for the late Richard Moore in the Pre-1940 Ranchers category.

Family members accepted the award for the late Stanley Pope in the Modern-Era Ranchers category.

Family members accept the Ranch award going to the Brooks Hereford Ranch.

Cowboy Long Rider – Andy Moore — Family members accept the Cowboy Long Rider award for the late Andy Moore.

Special Achievement – members of the Blaisdell Rodeo Club.

Pre-1940 Rodeo – William Hadden — Pre-1940 Rodeo awarded to the family of the late William Hadden. The hand crafted sculpture was donated to the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame. Photos by Steve Urness.

Rodeo Arena awarded to the family of the late Emerson Chase.

Livestock award went to Skoal’s Centennial, a world class bucking horse born in North Dakota. Photos by Steve Urness.

Miss Rodeo North Dakota Codi Miller. Photos by Steve Urness.

Theodore Roosevelt and his wife pay a visit to the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame during the appreciation dinner. Photos by Steve Urness.

Thanks to our sponsors for making this broadcast possible; Dick Nelson Sales and Leasing, Valley Meat Supply and the North Dakota Winter Show, attend the North Dakota Junior & Senior High School Rodeo September 20-21 in Valley City.

For biographies on each of the 2014 NDCHOF nominees and honorees go to northdakotacowboy.com. Call the NDCHOF at (701) 623-2000 with any questions.