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Tuff Hedeman

Richard Neale "Tuff" Hedeman (born March 2, 1963) is an American former professional rodeo cowboy who specialized in bull riding. He won the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) bull riding world championship three times (1986, 1989 and 1991), as well as the 1995 Professional Bull Riders (PBR) world championship. He also won the 1993 world…

Career, Early life and career & Honors

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Alma mater
Sul Ross State University
Born
Richard Neale Hedeman (1963-03-02) March 2, 1963 (age 63) El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Children
4
Occupations
Bull riding event producer · Rancher and team roper · Retired rodeo contestant
Spouse(s)
Tracy Stepp (m. 1986; div. 2015) Liz Rippetoe (m. 2021)
Years active
1980-1993; 1995-1998 (as a professional bull rider)

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Early life and career

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Tuff Hedeman

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Occupations · 3
Tuff Hedeman → Bull riding event producer, Rancher and team roper, Retired rodeo contestant
related to External links · 2
Tuff Hedeman → Tour, Tuff Hedeman Bull Riding
Alma mater · 1
Tuff Hedeman → Sul Ross State University
Born · 1
Tuff Hedeman → Richard Neale Hedeman (1963-03-02) March 2, 1963 (age 63) El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Children · 1
Tuff Hedeman → 4
Spouse(s) · 1
Tuff Hedeman → Tracy Stepp (m. 1986; div. 2015) Liz Rippetoe (m. 2021)
Years active · 1
Tuff Hedeman → 1980-1993; 1995-1998 (as a professional bull rider)

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bull hedeman rodeo riding pbr world riders won championship bodacious professional prca tuff 1993 texas 1986 1989 cbr tour organization

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Tuff HedemanAlma materSul Ross State University1.00infobox
Tuff HedemanBornRichard Neale Hedeman (1963-03-02) March 2, 1963 (age 63) El Paso, Texas, U.S.1.00infobox
Tuff HedemanChildren41.00infobox
Tuff HedemanOccupationsBull riding event producer1.00infobox
Tuff HedemanOccupationsRancher and team roper1.00infobox
Tuff HedemanOccupationsRetired rodeo contestant1.00infobox
Tuff HedemanSpouse(s)Tracy Stepp (m. 1986; div. 2015) Liz Rippetoe (m. 2021)1.00infobox
Tuff HedemanYears active1980-1993; 1995-1998 (as a professional bull rider)1.00infobox
Tuff Hedemanrelated to External linksTuff Hedeman Bull Riding0.60section
Tuff Hedemanrelated to External linksTour0.60section

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    Tuff Hedeman

    Nodes47
    Edges46
    Triples10
    Avg. degree1.96
    Density0.042553
    Components1
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