Gerald spent his youth growing up on the YR family ranch in Oakley, where he enjoyed working with cattle and with the interaction with all the animals on the ranch. As he got older, he tried his hand at bareback riding and steer riding. Deciding this activity was too hard on his body, he determined to provide […]
2019 Utah Cowboy Hall of Fame Inductees
Gerald Young
Raymond Moser
Ray was a man of honor and integrity who knew history played a major role in the development of rodeo, and it was his passion to keep the western spirit alive. He always dreamed of being a cowboy and began living that dream in 1952 when he started riding bareback horses and bulls at the Red […]
Val Leavitt
Val grew up working with his father in rodeo production and began his announcing career in 1956 with Vern Oyler’s “miniature rodeo” in Garland and went on to announce The Little Buckaroo Rodeo throughout Idaho and Utah. For over 40 years he announced at all levels of rodeo in Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado and Nevada. He was […]