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8/11/2008 - Rodeo World Champion Jim Shoulders' Prize Saddle Available for Live Online Bidding on Proxibid
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Omaha, NE „Ÿ August 11, 2008 „Ÿ Proxibid, the world’s largest provider of live auction webcasting services, today announced that the Company will provide live online bidding for an upcoming auction of Jim Shoulders’ 1956 Cheyenne Frontier Days Championship Saddle. The live auction, presented by Daugherty Auction and Real Estate Services, will take place on Friday, September 12 at 1:00 p.m. CDT. Registration and pre-bidding are already available at www.proxibid.com/DaughertyAuction.
With 14 World Championships under his belt and a ProRodeo Hall of Fame inductee, Jim Shoulders is one of the most recognized and celebrated rodeo riders in the history of the sport. The saddle available for live online bidding during this auction was won at the world famous Cheyenne Frontier Days after being named the All-Around Cowboy Champion in 1956 for the second year in a row. While most of Shoulders’ championship saddles are in the possession of museums around the country, the whereabouts of this saddle had been unknown for years until it was discovered amongst the assets of a bank foreclosure. This is a rare opportunity for Rodeo Fans to own a piece of history.
Shoulders, a city boy from Tulsa, Oklahoma, began riding at age 14. By age 21, his natural talent had carried him to his first World Champion All-Around Cowboy honor, bestowed by the Rodeo Cowboys Association. After his induction into the Rodeo Hall of Fame Museum in 1955, he was a repeat World Champion in 1956, 1957, 1958 and 1959. Shoulders was also the World Champion Bull Rider seven times and the World Champion Bareback Bronc Rider four times, for a cumulative 16 world championship titles.
He was inducted into the Madison Square Gardens Hall of Fame and given the prestigious Ben Johnson Award from the Rodeo Historical Society at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. Prior to his death, Shoulders inspired the establishment of the Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund for injured rodeo athletes.
For more information about this auction, to register to bid or to leave a pre-bid, please visit www.proxibid.com/DaughertyAuction.
About Proxibid
Since 2002, Proxibid has webcast more than 11,000 auctions – more than any other company in the industry. Proxibid’s proprietary live Internet bidding service and Web site were developed by auctioneers and industry-leading professionals to provide our bidders with the most user-friendly and comprehensive live online auction experience possible.
Proxibid’s customer service and support is unmatched in the industry. The company’s toll-free support center is open before, during and after every live auction, and is staffed with bi-lingual auction specialists who assist both bidders and auctioneers. For more information about Proxibid, please visit us online at www.proxibid.com.
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