Harry Vold Interview for the Rodeo Historical Society Oral History Project

Harry Vold of Avondale, Colorado was interviewed by Gail Woerner and videotaped by Chuck Rand, Dickinson Research Center Director at the National Cowboy Museum on October 24, 2009. A stock contractor since the early 1950s Vold is affectionately called the Duke of Chutes. He has supplied stock to all of the major rodeos in the country and has been the exclusive contractor for the Cheyenne Frontier Days since 1976. He is one of only two stock contractors who have provided stock to every National Finals Rodeos since it began in 1959. He has been named PRCA Stock Contractor of the Year 11 times, is a ProRodeo Hall of Fame Inductee and was the PRCA Man of the Year in 1977. Harry Vold is a 2009 Rodeo Historical Society's Rodeo Hall of Fame inductee.
The interview is available for viewing at the Donald C. & Elizabeth M. Dickinson Research Center, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Please visit the following websites:
Rodeo Historical Society Oral History Project:
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Dickinson Research Center website:
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National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum website:
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video: Adobe flash file

[@wildmandazza]

Wonderful story , thank you Harry .

[@wthjrtx1]

The last bull I rode was at the Royale in Kansas City. 2001. It was Harry Vold's, Called Charlie Brown.. His back was almost even with the top chute rail. He turned his head and danged neared knocked me off the load deck. I went 4 seconds and wished I had him back. He would have won it. And a buck off story is what I have. Mr Vold always brought top stock to a show.