Brazile clinches national steer roping title

After earning $19,538 at the National Finals Steer Roping last weekend in Guthrie, Okla., Trevor Brazile, an Amarillo native who lives in Decatur, clinched the 2011 world title, the 15th gold buckle of his illustrious career. According to the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, Brazile finished the year with $96,700, more than $9,000 ahead of second-place finisher Rocky Patterson, a former world champion who earned $87,641. Vin Fisher Jr. of Andrews finished third with $74,002, and Cody Lee of Gatesville was fourth with $71,088. Scott Snedecor, a former world champion from Fredericksburg, who won the average after finishing as the only cowboy to turn in a qualified time in all 10 rounds, wound up seventh in the world race with $51,389. Chance Kelton, who finished second in the average, was the high-money winner of the Finals after collecting $28,615. Kelton, who jumped from 13th to sixth in the world standings during the NFSR, finished the year with $55,501...more