Wrangler National Finals Rodeo

Wrangler National Finals Rodeo
Wrangler National Finals Rodeo /

Wrangler National Finals Rodeo

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Last weekend in Las Vegas, SI photgraphed perhaps the most American athletes of them all - professional rodeo cowboys - as they competed in tie-down roping. Here are some shots of the competition, won by Trevor Brazile of Decatur, Texas, who finished the year with a PRCA-record $421,115 in earnings.

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