Talk:Warren G. Brown

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CA VERSUS PRCA and others[edit]

Okay let's talk about the RCA versus the PRCA. There are some similarities with the Women's Professional Rodeo Association and the PBR, btw.

So the following:

First of all, your edits have no source. I could legitimately just revert them all. But I won't.
The first rodeo association was the Rodeo Association of America in the 1920s. Then from 1936 to 1946 was the Cowboys Turtle Association. That became the Rodeo Cowboys Association (RCA). And, in 1975, the RCA changed its name to the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA). Note that this is still the same organization, they just changed their name.
Now here is where it gets tricky. Just because the RCA was the name of the organization from 1959-1975 does not mean all champions were named under that organization in those years. If we look at the reference book "Belly Full of Bedsprings," we see that not all championships are consistent. For example, the All-Around Champions were named from 1929-1944 by the RAA, from 1947 by the RAA, from 1948-1978 by the RCA, and from 1979-Present by the PRCA. I have put the total list at the end of this section. And, we don't even have all the records for every event that exists today so we could be in error by assuming 1975 for all of them (i.e., we'd have to guess).
Another point to consider is that the RCA goes back at least 40-45 years now. It does not need to be the focal point in present day articles. Rather it should be mentioned as the former name of the present named organization. This is customary in the history of articles. For example, the Women's Profession Rodeo Organization is now the name of the former Girl's Rodeo Association, so the GRA is now spoken of as the former name of the association. With the PBR, also the current tours get the bulk of the focus in the present day happenings of the PBR. And, with the passage of time, former rodeo associations and former rodeo tours shall be become more concise as they become further in the past.
And now, as for a source to backup the PRCA past, here's a link: History of the PRCA
For a great example of an article that is all history, see this rather long article about an arena that doesn't even exist anymore, the Philadelphia Spectrum. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectrum_(arena). An encyclopedia is all about keeping tracking of facts, including keeping track of the past. I think we should keep track of the rodeo organizations and if we can at least keep a mention of the former orgs, that's great. But sometimes there is not any content on some of these champions and what the name of the org was that they won it under. So diligence must accompany this venture.
p.s. Not be able to link to the PRCA article is not good too.

Statistics

1920s RAA (The Rodeo Association of America) Comprised of rodeo committees and promoters, banded together to create contents that would lead to the sport's first national champions.
1936 Cowboys Turtle Association
1947 Rodeo Cowboys Association
1959 PRCA develops the NFR, held in Dallas 1st three years, then in LA for three years, then in Oklahoma City *1965-1984
1975 RCA changes its name again to PRCA
1979 The PRCA opens a new national headquarters in the foothills near Pikes Peak, America's Mountain, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where remains.
2003 Develops the Xtreme Bulls Tour
1985 The NFR moves to the Thomas & Mack Center
2013 The PRCA sanctions 611 rodeos...

All-Around Champions

1929-1944 named by RAA
1947 named by RCA
1948-1978 named by RCA
1979-Present named by PRCA

Saddle Bronc Riding Champions

1929-1944 by RAA
1945-1978 by RCA
1979-Present by PRCA

Bareback Riding Champions

1932-1944 by RAA
1945-1975 by RCA
1976-Present by PRCA

Belly Full of Bedsprings

Bibliography[edit]

Woerner, Gail Hughbanks (1998). A belly full of bedsprings : the history of bronc riding (1st ed.). Austin, Texas 78709: Eakin Press. ISBN 1-57168-253-8. Retrieved May 22, 2019. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)CS1 maint: location (link)