Bob Thain's Unusual Profession

Bob Thain has a 35 year history with the sport of rodeo. As the owner of Bob Thain Productions, Reno, Nevada, the largest rodeo promotion and production company in the country, Bob was active in 19 states, including Alaska and Hawaii.

Bob was Co-Commission of the ProRodeo Cowboys Association during its reorganization 1985-86. He was a member of their Board of Directors for 18 yrs., 3 as Chairman, and on the PRCA National Finals Rodeo Board for 19 years. Bob was the PRCA Man of the Year for 1985 and inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame, Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 1999. Bob was additionally honored by being the first ever to be "retired" in the arena in Las Vegas during the National Finals Rodeo in 2005.

Bob served as Executive Director of the ProRodeo Stock Contractors' Association for 10 years and was the General Manager of Benny Binion's Bucking Horse and Bull Sale held during the NFR, Las Vegas, for 8 years. He was talked out of retiring to produce the Senior National Finals Rodeo for 4 years. He was the editor of the glossy coffee table book 100 Years of Rodeo Stock Contracting, which sold out in 2 years and is now a collector's item. A couple of additional highlights of Bob's career with rodeo include holding the attendance record for a 1-day rodeo when he filled the Rose Bowl with 52,000 fans, and producing Rodeo as a special event held during the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

Bob and his wife Linda recently purchased a summer home in Gold Beach, Oregon. They enjoy traveling from their winter home base in Reno, Nevada.