Bobby, 22, is already the father of three children. He can be expected to plant himself on each bull at the WNFR with concentration and a lot more experience than one might think. “I started when I was seven,” Welsh recalled. His dad was teacher and mentor and those lessons paid off with Bobby’s first trip to the finals last year. “It was everything I thought it would be and more. It took me to another level.” The Welsh family moved to Gillette, Wyoming from Wisconsin many years ago. Bobby plans to beat the odds in Vegas on the rankest and best bulls that more often than not toss their passengers to the arena dirt long before the 8-second horn. “When I get behind the chutes I look at it like any other rodeo. Yeah, it’s the NFR but once you start letting that get to you, that’s when the problems start,” Welsh said.

2006 Highlights

• Won the Jackson County Pro Rodeo Let the Good Times Roll Series (Bellevue, Iowa).
• Co-champion of Flint Hills PRCA Rodeo (Strong City, Kan.).
• Won the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour Round and the average title at the San Angelo (Texas) Stock Show and Rodeo.

• Won the fourth round at the his first Wrangler NFR with a 90-point ride on Sankey Rodeo's Shock & Awe and won the 10th round with an 89.5 on Cervi & Guidry Rodeo's Hot Damn.
• Won the Amarillo (Texas) Tri-State Fair Rodeo.
• Won the Sanders County Fair PRCA Rodeo (Plains, Mont.).
• Won the Northside Showdown Pro Rodeo (Jerome, Idaho).
• Won the Fremont County Fair & Rodeo (Riverton, Wyo.).
• Won the Prairie Du Chien (Wis.) Pro Rodeo.
• Co-champion Beef Empire Days PRCA Rodeo (Garden City, Kan.).
• Won the average at Rodeo Austin.

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