Talk:Long John (bull)

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The Professional Bull Riders (PBR) is one of the top ten fastest growing sports in the U.S. Every year, a World Champion Bull is crowned at the PBR elite Built Ford Tough Series World Finals, along with a World Champion Bull Rider. This bull is an elite animal athlete, the cream of the crop and the #1 bull in the world. Many of these champions have been selected by the PBR for the Professional Bull Riders: Heroes and Legends Celebration Brand of Honor. This Brand of Honor is the equivalent of a hall of fame.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonbelzer/2016/01/21/professional-bull-riders-pbr-has-created-the-most-authentic-sponsorship-platform-in-sports/#7b132a4d3970 PBR now draws more than 3 million fans over 100 global live events on an annual basis, with television broadcasts reaching more than half a billion households in 40 countries and territories around the world.

http://time.com/4301509/most-influential-animals/ To show the exposure of PBR in the world now, the 2015 PBR World Champion Bull Long John was selected by Time Magazine as its #50 Most Influential Animal of 2016 (out of 100).

http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/dish/201108/bucking-bull-king-cowboys Bulls are now animal athletes who earn significant money and have as many or more fans. Bulls can be worth 6 figures, with recently retired PBR bull Bushwacker making it to $1 million at the height of his career.

Infobox Age parameter workaround

I had to put his birthdate as 2009 in the death_date parameter to get the correct age to show up, since this is a calculated parameter, even though it's actually 2010. Once someone can find out his exact birthdate, we can fix this. dawnleelynn^(talk) 17:25, 24 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

List of Sources

List of Sources I have collected for Long John so far. Sources that have been included in the article already are marked with a † And content from the unused articles is meant to be used in the article, whether I get to it or someone else does. dawnleelynn^(talk) 21:05, 24 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Various web sites:

American Bucking Bull, Inc. | RIP Long John

Top PBR Bull Long John Uses SweetPro Products †

2016 PBR World Champion Bull contenders announced | Montana Sports †

OUR BULLS †

Oklahoma rancher keeps PBR stocked with top bucking bulls | News OK †

Western Sports Roundup: World Champion Bucking Bull †

Out List for 58X SweetPro's Long John (28859) †

58X SweetPro's Long John (28859) bull profile & stats †

These Are Time’s 100 Most Influential Animals of 2016 | TIME †

List of PBR Articles:

Professional Bull Riders - SweetPro's Long John †