Jacobs Crawley
{{short description|American professional rodeo cowboy}}
Jacobs Crawley (born May 27, 1988) is an American professional rodeo cowboy who specializes in saddle bronc riding. He won the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) saddle bronc riding world championship in 2015.
Semi-professional career
Crawley won the year-end saddle bronc riding championship for the semi-professional Cowboys Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA) in 2008 and 2009.{{cite web |title=CPRA Past Champions |url=https://www.cprarodeo.com/cpra-past-champions/ |website=Cowboys Professional Rodeo Association |access-date=August 11, 2021}}
College career
In 2011, Crawley won the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) saddle bronc riding title at the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) in Casper, Wyoming, while he studied at Texas A&M University, where he graduated with an engineering degree.{{cite web|last=Kantowskilas |first=Ron |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/columns/ron-kantowski/jacobs-crawley-letting-it-wail-national-finals-rodeo |title=Jacobs Crawley letting it wail at National Finals Rodeo |publisher=Las Vegas Review Journal |date=December 12, 2016 |access-date=December 11, 2016}}{{cite web|author=Todd Dewey |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/nfr/math-favors-crawley-nfr-saddle-bronc-test |title=Math favors Crawley in NFR saddle bronc test |publisher=Las Vegas Review Journal |date=December 7, 2015 |access-date=December 11, 2016}}
Professional career
Crawley won the PRCA Texas Circuit saddle bronc riding championship eleven times (2012-2014, 2016-2023).{{cite web|title=Our History: Year-End Champions|url=https://texasprorodeocircuit.com/our-history-year-end-champions/|website=Texas ProRodeo Circuit|access-date=October 19, 2024}}
In 2015, he won the PRCA saddle bronc riding world championship at the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in Las Vegas, Nevada.{{cite web|last=Fowlerafowler |first=Annie |url=http://www.tri-cityherald.com/sports/other-sports/article94711152.html |title=Jacobs Crawley riding his way to the top 8 seconds at a time |publisher=Tri-City Herald |date=June 8, 2016 |access-date=December 11, 2016}} In 2016, he finished runner-up by less than $3,000 to Zeke Thurston.{{cite web|url=http://trib.com/sports/rodeo/thurston-wins-world-proctor-pruitt-capture-average-titles-at-nfr/article_b750676d-146a-5df1-8e0b-25b635efb564.html |title=Thurston wins world; Proctor, Pruitt capture average titles at NFR | Rodeo |publisher=trib.com |date=June 7, 2013 |access-date=December 11, 2016}} His younger brother, Sterling Crawley, is also a PRCA saddle bronc rider, and the two often compete together at the same rodeos.{{cite web |title=Cowboy Biographies |url=http://www.prorodeo.com/prorodeo/cowboys/cowboy-biographies?id=1197 |website=Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association |access-date=March 4, 2019}}
Jacobs qualified ten consecutive years for the NFR from 2011 through 2020,{{cite web|title=Jacobs Crawley|url=https://www.prorodeo.com/bio/contestant/jacobs-crawley/21172|website=Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association|access-date=September 7, 2024}} while Sterling qualified for the NFR seven times in 2012 and 2013 and again from 2016 through 2020.{{cite web|title=Sterling Crawley|url=https://www.prorodeo.com/bio/contestant/sterling-crawley/57731|website=Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association|access-date=September 7, 2024}} Sterling won the Texas Circuit saddle bronc riding championship in 2024.
Personal life
Jacobs Crawley was born on May 27, 1988, in Ennis, Texas. He spent most of his life in Stephenville, Texas, but now lives in Boerne, Texas.{{cite web|last=Whisler |first=John |url=http://www.expressnews.com/rodeo/article/Rodeo-career-a-smooth-ride-so-far-for-Boerne-6821233.php |title=Rodeo career a smooth ride so far for Boerne cowboy - San Antonio Express-News |publisher=Expressnews.com |date=February 10, 2016 |access-date= December 11, 2016}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Stephenville, Texas
Category:People from Boerne, Texas
Category:Sportspeople from Greater San Antonio