Gold Buckle: The Grand Obsession of Rodeo Bull Riders

by Jeff Coplon

A journey inside the hearts and minds of the best bull riders in the world as they compete for their greatest prize--the championship gold buckle. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062585452
• ISBN13: 9780062585455
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: HarperOne
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 1.0" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Simply the best I've read!

I just finished the book and I have to say this is the best I've ever read. If you watch the PBR, you have to buy this book. Donnie Gay, Tuff Hedemann, Ty Murray, Charles Sampson, they are all here.

Finally, a great book about the world's greatest sport

This is a very good and captivating book and something every rodeo fan should read. If you want to learn more about bull riding legends like Don Gay, Myrtis Dightman, Wacey Cathey, Tuff Hedeman, Lane Frost, Jim Sharp and Ty Murray, this is probably the only place you can find it told so colorfully and honestly. It is also nice to read about the days when the world's top bull riders were cowboys and actually competed at rodeos, and not the pretentious PBR events. It also takes a look at how bull riding's popularity surged in the 90s. I just hope a similar book on bronc riders comes out soon.

Awesome book

This is a really great book. I'm a huge rodeo fan, and I just couldn't put this one down. It gives a great look at some of bull riding's top men, a peak into their everyday lives, careers, and thoughts. I highly recommend this book to everyone who loves a good book.

Great sequence, very well-written

The sequence in which the book is written adds variety and develops a love for the top riders, such as Tuff Hedeman and Ty Murray. I closed the book with a great feeling of satisfaction and felt a yearning to read and learn more. I would recommend this book to anyone with even the slightest interest in bull riding.

You're on the bull & traveling with riders in this book.

Best nonfiction book about professional bull riders you'll find. Coplon weaves through a bull riders world both in and out of the arena. Be ready to shake the dust off your back when you finish this book--you'll feel like you've been on the back of Bodacious. Coplon makes you feel like you're partners with the top bull riders--Tuff Hedeman, Ty Murray, Cody Lambert, Jim Sharp, and legend Lane Frost. Read how the Professional Bull Riders Assoc. began and will continue to grow for decades. Best rodeo book I've ever read-again and again and again.