Chris LeDoux won the 1976 PRCA World Championship in bareback bronc riding at the National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City, earning the gold buckle after a full season on the road. It capped his run as one of the toughest riders in the sport and cemented his reputation long before most fans knew him for his music. Follow @lonestarbeer another legend of rodeo #americana #rodeo #country | Truck Stop Chic

⚠️ Chris LeDoux ⚠️ ~ PRCA World Champion Bareback Riding 1976 ~ ☆ PRCA National Finals Rodeo 1976 ☆ Colaborador: Alejandro Mauricio Charolais. #oldschoolrodeoforever #galeriaamigosdelrodeo #amigosdelrodeozac #rodeo #champion #cowboy #barebackbronc #longlivecowboys #worldchampion #prca #prcarodeo #prcaprorodeo #WranglerNFR #legend #chrisledoux | Amigos Del Rodeo

Chris LeDoux was already a rodeo legend when he launched his country music career. Being a world champion bareback rider, country fans knew his cowboy songs were authentic, which helped him shoot to stardom in the music world. Chris had five children with his wife Peggy, one of whom followed in his country-singing footsteps. Here is Chris's son, Ned LeDoux, singing his dad's 1991 song, "This Cowboy's Hat." | Country Rebel