Lane Frost 25 Years in 25 Days (2024)

Epilogue

• Lane Frost – One Last Look from Lane, Oklahoma

Lane is a community of 414 people in southeast Oklahoma. Clyde, Elsie and the Frost siblings moved there in 1978 to escape the harsh winters in Utah. They attend the Lane Baptist Church with many of their neighbors and friends. Bull riding champion “Lane” Frost is the most famous person from “Lane”, OK…ironic isn’t it.WATCH

July 30

• Tuff Hedeman’s “Ride for Lane”

Tuff Hedeman’s remarkable win in the 10th round of the 1989 NFR dedicated to Lane Frost.WATCH

July 30

• The Legend Lives On
  

Why Lane? It’s a question every one of us who knew and loved Lane Frost has asked countless times since July 30, 1989—the day he died at the Daddy of ’em All in Cheyenne, Wyo. Lane had it all. He was talented, handsome, young, and especially gifted with people.STORY

July 29

• Roach, Tuff and Lane Hedeman on Lane Frost

Wrangler Network’s David Sharp visits with the Hedeman men during the recent Cheyenne Frontier Days.WATCH

July 29

• John Growney: One Last Look

PRCA stock contractor and close friend of Lane Frost, John Growney, opens up about the impact Lane’s short life has had on the world of professional rodeo.WATCH

July 28

• Dr. Skip Ross and Rick Foster Talk About Lane Frost and July 30, 1989

Dr. Skip Ross and Rick Foster, MS, ATC talk about their time with Lane Frost and that tragic day in Cheyenne twenty-five years ago.WATCH

July 27

• Elsie Frost and Susie McEntire-Eaton at Cheyenne Frontier Days ‘Cowboy Church’

Twenty-five years after Lane Frost’s death in Cheyenne, a special Cowboy Church service at Frontier Days featuring a moving story about Lane’s faith by Elsie Frost.

Susie McEntire-Eaton talks about the inspiration of Lane’s faith and the emotional service in Oklahoma twenty-five years ago. WATCH

July 26

• Cody Teel – Lessons Learned from Lane Frost’s Legacy

In 2012, a tall and lanky 20-year old from Texas named Cody Teel won the PRCA Bull Riding World Championship. Many will say that he was “born to bull ride”. His dad Robbie, a PRCA bull rider in the 1980’s, certainly had an influence. But like so many young people born after the death of Lane Frost, his interest in the movie 8 Seconds, created a desire to participate in the sport.WATCH

July 26

• Lane Frost wins 1987 NFR Bull Riding
  

Enjoy full coverage of the 1987 NFR final round bull riding won by Lane Frost. Highlights include TV commentary by ESPN announcers Hadley Barrett, Bob Tallman, Randy Corley and Pam Minick.WATCH

July 26

• Ted Kimzey – the Original “Wolfpack” Knew How to Have Fun
  

Before Ted Kimzey became famous as “Sage’s dad”, he was a long-time PRCA barrelman who worked rodeos across the country as well as the NFR. The Wrangler Network’s David Sharp catches up with Ted at Cheyenne where he reflects on the joy of watching Lane Frost, Cody Lambert, Tuff Hedeman, “Razor” Jim Sharp and Ty Murray – the original “Wolfpack”.WATCH

July 25

• Mike McCrimmon – the Man Who Captured Bull Riding History
  

As a 26-year old journeyman working for a local TV station, Mike McCrimmon was assigned to cover the Cheyenne Rodeo on that gloomy fateful day. As incredible as it sounds, by the time the rodeo got to the last ride of the day – Lane Frost, McCrimmon had the only camera rolling. The others had stowed their gear or depleted their camera batteries. McCrimmon captured the only video of Lane’s tragic last ride.WATCH

July 24

• “Bull Talk” with Lane Frost Part3
  

Part 3of 3 – “Bull Talk” with Lane Frost, a series of videos Lane produced designed to teach young riders the equipment, techniques, and mindset of how a champion. In part 3, Lane shows how to ride a bull.WATCH

July 23

• “Bull Talk” with Lane Frost Part 2
  

Part 2of 3 – In part 2, Lane shows chute procedures.WATCH

July 22

• “Bull Talk” Lane Frost Teaches How to Ride Bulls Part 1
  

Part 1 of 3 – “Bull Talk” with Lane Frost, a series of videos Lane produced designed to teach young riders the equipment, techniques, and mindset of how a champion rides bulls.WATCH

July 21

• Donnie Gay and Lane Frost: a Special Relationship
  

At the age of 10, a bright eyed and spunky Lane Frost met world champion bull rider Don Gay for the first time. Lane was determined to start riding bulls, but Gay advised him to ride calves and steers until his bones were more fully developed. To the relief of his family, Lane followed Gay’s advice. Like all parent and child relationships, Elsie Frost says that she and Clyde had been telling Lane the same thing, but “of course, he listened to Donnie.”STORY

July 20

• Aaron Watson’s inspiration for ‘July in Cheyenne”
  

“July in Cheyenne” was the first song Aaron Watson wrote after he and his wife lost their daughter Julia Grace. One night after watching “8 Seconds” for the 1,000th time, he saw it for the first time from a parent’s point of view. The song is for Elsie Frost.STORY

July 19

• ‘Lane’s Last Ride’ by Charlie Coon

Joe Frost and I chatted at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper last month a few days before he was crowned national champion bull rider. While we spoke of the present-day my thoughts drifted back to 1989 when I walked up some steps behind the chutes in Cheyenne and ran into a cousin of Joe’s he would never know. Lane Frost was heading down the stairs with a couple of cohorts. He looked tired and didn’t wear his usual ear-to-ear smile but other than that the lanky world champion bull rider from Oklahoma seemed fine.STORY

July 18

• BRRC Interview with Elsie Frost
  

Hear from Elsie Frost during this special interview from BRRC – Bull Riding Rodeo Connection.WATCH

July 7

• 8 Seconds

The movie 8 Seconds dramatizes the life of Lane Frost, 1987 PRCA Bull Riding World Champion, his marriage and his friendships with Tuff Hedeman (three-time World Champion) and Cody Lambert. Released in February 1994, while the movie 8 Seconds was about Lane, it was not a documentary. It was part fact, but it also was part fiction. WATCH

July 6

• ‘A World Champion In Life’ By Kendra Santos

The loss of Lane Frost 25 years ago left a hole in the heart of rodeo that may never heal. Lane was the Western world’s answer to Elvis. He had it all – world-class talent, movie star looks, magnetic charisma, a businessman’s brain, a cowboy’s guts and grit.

Everybody loved Lane, and it had little to do with any of those things. People loved Lane because he was the world’s nicest guy. He thought of everyone he met – every awkward awe-struck kid, silly teenage girl and retired rancher – as a friend. Lane looked every one of them in the eye and always gave them more time than he had to spare.STORY