Shane Drury
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Shane Wesley Drury (June 29, 1979 - October 31, 2006) was an American professional rodeo cowboy who specialized in bull riding. He competed in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA). He was also known for his inspiration to fight cancer.[1]
Childhood and pre-career
Drury was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and was reared with his two brothers, Chad and Jesse, in Rapid City, South Dakota. In 2001, he graduated with a business degree from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, Oklahoma.
Career
Drury was on the Southwestern Oklahoma State University rodeo team that, in 1999, won the
In 2001, Drury won the Reno Rodeo in Reno, Nevada, which included setting a bull riding arena record. Drury started experiencing back pain (as a result of the cancer that would claim his life) later that year, but he fought through it, and he almost qualified for the NFR again, finishing 19th in the PRCA world standings for the year.
Despite his illness, Drury kept on riding, though on a lesser basis, through 2005.
Cancer and death
Drury was diagnosed on May 5, 2002, with
Shane Drury Scholarship
The Shane Drury Scholarship is a scholarship given to a National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association member that has "faced adversity in their own lives and never given up". The first award was given to Jyme Peterson, a student at
Other media
Nothin' But Try: The Shane Drury Story, by author Tall Paul, is the late athlete's biography Witten in 2008. ISBN 978-1438919416.
References
- ^ "Shane Drury's Obituary on Oklahoman". newsok.com. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- ^ "NIRA Foundation Announces Shane Drury Scholarship". michaelgaffney.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
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