In rodeo, one of those names is J.B. Mauney. Over an 18-year career, Mauney left an undeniable mark on bull riding, competing ...

JB Mauney didn’t become the most famous bull rider alive by playing it safe. From brutal wrecks to riding through injuries that would sideline most athletes, he built a reputation for never letting go ...

The richest bull rider who ever lived still welds his own fence. "The s--- you gotta do when you retire..." J.B. Mauney says on a recent Wednesday, grinning in a flame-resistant Wrangler shirt. Mauney ...

DALLAS — The hefty black bull was always going to hold a place in rodeo history. He was, after all, the last bull the great J.B. Mauney ever rode, and it was a ride that didn't last long; the bull, ...

J.B. Mauney spent his entire life in the chute before suffering a career-ending injury. Now, less than a year later, the two-time world champion bull rider is back in the same place he started.

J.B. Mauney paces from the elevated platform on the edge of the bucking chute to a spot right behind the gates, waiting to give the bull riders one last talk before the gate opens. Watching and ...