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Calgary Stampede Recognizes Pioneers of Rodeo

July 7, 2008

Calgary, AB --- The Calgary Stampede presented three outstanding individuals with awards at the Pioneers’ Luncheon on Monday.

“Every one of us who are part of the Calgary Stampede knows that we are here because of the hundreds of people who came before us,” said George Brookman, Calgary Stampede president and chairman of the board.

“The Pioneers’ Luncheon is an opportunity for us to recognize those members of the community who have helped raise the profile of the rodeo and chuckwagon races.”

The 2008 Pioneers of Rodeo recipients are:

Norman Edge grew up on a ranch west of Cochrane, entering his first Stampede in 1947 where he won the Boys Steer Riding event and $75. During his career, he competed at the Stampede a total of 25 times and went to the pay window almost every year. He has also served as rodeo judge all over North America and judged the Stampede for 20 years in a row.

Bill Greenwood entered his first chuckwagon in the Calgary Stampede in 1946 and quickly established himself as one of the premier chuckwagon drivers. In 1958, he won the Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby and World Championship for the first time. He won at the Stampede two more times in 1965 and 1966. In 1979, he was honoured with the World Professional Chuckwagon Association’s Special Tribute award.

Norm Haynes started outriding in 1947 and gained prominence in 1950 when he won his first Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby as an outrider riding along side his father for Bill Heberling’s winning outfit. It was the first time a father-son combination outrode for the Rangeland Derby Champion in the same year. After an injury ended his outriding career, Haynes became the judging co-ordinator for Stampede chuckwagon racing, a position he held for 41 years until his retirement at the end of the 2007 Calgary Stampede.

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