Donald (" Don " or " Donnie ") Gay (born September 18, ) is an American professional rodeo cowboy who specialized in bull riding. He won eight Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) bull riding world championships; a record as of As bull riders go, Donnie Gay has always been sort of level-headed. On Sunday, the year-old Gay reached that line after his second ride of the National Finals Rodeo and knew it was time to back off. The "one more step" was a ride aboard a bull named Pat that lasted no longer than it took to open the chute gate.
Don Gay won four consecutive world championships, , the PRCA Season Championship , and then followed with another three consecutive world championships, Since he won his last world crown in , Gay has held the record with eight bull riding world titles. Gay won eight PRCA bull riding world titles by the time all was said and done in a rodeo career that began at the age of 16 in But Gay was far from finished with the sport after retiring from competition. He has been the general manager of the Frontier Rodeo Company since and was a lead commentator at the National Finals Rodeo from
Get to know Don Gay, the unstoppable force behind 8 Bull Riding World Championships. In this video, we'll take a closer look at Don's incredible career and achievements in the rodeo world. .
Scored career high 97 points on SC’s famous bull ‘Oscar’ at Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA, ; The bull was retired at NFR after Don rode him during the final go-round. .